Happy Festivus! For the Rest-of-us!

The customs of Festivus—a non-secular holiday celebrated nationally on December 23, may seem a bit foreign to those used to only tinsel, candles and holiday cheer.

The Story of Festivus
Festivus started as the pet project of Dan O'Keefe, a writer sick of the over-commercialization of holidays in the U.S.

His son Daniel O'Keefe was a writer for the television show Seinfeld, and wrote the holiday into character George Kostanza's role, as its inventor. (Check out Festivus clips from Seinfeld in the YouTube video here.)

Rather than elaborately decorate a Christmas tree, Festivus celebrators raise a simple silver pole.

At dinner, they celebrate the "airing of grievances," telling others how they've been disappointing over the last year.

For example, Matt Sebek, a St. Louis resident and sports writer, was airing his grievances on his twitter account Friday. Sebek aimed one his grievances at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport: "You are the first (& last) thing people see when they visit St. Louis. Right now, that's a marketing nightmare."

As tradition has it, after airing grievances, the head of the household wrestles someone at the table in the annual Feats of Strength. The holiday only ends when someone can pin the house head.

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