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To: Wayners who wrote (686490)	6/21/2005 7:22:09 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I'm celebrating Festivus! It's a secular celebration of American commercialism, when we buy crap for children and beam as they play with the boxes. A special time of year. It's kind of like Kwansa for the secular. en.wikipedia.org "A Festivus for the rest of us!" Main elements of Festivus The Festivus celebration includes three major components: * The Festivus Pole: During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed, apparently in opposition to the commercialization of decorated Christmas trees, and because the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "find[s] tinsel distracting." Local customs have changed and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations. * The Airing of Grievances: At the Festivus dinner, each participant tells friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed him or her that year. * The Feats of Strength: The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead. While not an official element of the holiday or its celebration, the phenomenon of the Festivus Miracle should not be overlooked. When, at one point in the episode, the bookie inadvertently found Kramer and Elaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) at the Bagel Shop, Kramer enthusiastically said: "It's A Festivus Miracle!" Kramer reported another "Festivus Miracle" when Gwen found Jerry at the Costanza home (despite Kramer's previous directions to Gwen). In truth, a Festivus miracle is a second rate occurrence, or no more than a coincidence. Therefore, calling any event a "Festivus Miracle" is in reality very weak praise.