A Festivus for the rest of us Dec 23, 2019

A Festivus for the rest of us

We didn"t have a Festivus pole handy, so we"re bringing you near the South Pole, where two gentoo penguins seem to be sharing a loud "Airing of Grievances." December 23 marks Festivus, a tongue-in-cheek observance created by writer Daniel O"Keefe. At first an O"Keefe family inside joke, Festivus was rebranded as a rejection of Christmas-season commercialism and written into a 1997 episode of "Seinfeld" by Daniel"s son Dan. The show introduced such goofy new traditions as the "Airing of Grievances," "Feats of Strength," and identifying "Festivus miracles."

© Grafissimo/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Dec 23, 2018Make your list and check it twice
Dec 23, 2020Swimming into the season
Dec 23, 2021Festivus
Dec 23, 2022Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
Dec 23, 2023Festivus
Dec 23, 2024Celebrating Festivus
Dec 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 2, 2019Wild and beautiful Alaska
Aug 27, 2025World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
Apr 3, 2018The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
Mar 31, 2022Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
Dec 25, 2020Big dreams require a big sleigh
Jan 16, 2023Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Oct 1, 2021What s better than a smile?
Jun 4, 2022National Trails Day
Apr 7, 2025Happy International Beaver Day!
Jul 12, 2018Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
Feb 7, 2023Village of Labro, Italy
Jan 1, 2025Happy New Year!
Sep 12, 2024World Dolphin Day
Mar 8, 2020Joan charges Riverside Park
Jan 5, 2020Digging the birds
Sep 23, 2025A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
Nov 29, 2023Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
Jun 10, 2019Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
Jun 10, 2020The Millennium at 20
Feb 25, 2021Trevi in bloom
Oct 24, 2019Bridge of Hillsborough County
Mar 23, 2023World Meteorological Day
Sep 30, 2023Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Jul 30, 2025International Day of Friendship
Dec 18, 2018A hit ballet, long after its debut
Dec 2, 2025Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
Aug 18, 2022Surströmming Day
Mar 18, 2025Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
Jun 11, 2023Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Oct 24, 2021Bavljenac Island