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Google celebrates 'Seinfeld' holiday Festivus

Published Dec. 11, 2012
By
Erik Hall

Dive summary:

  • Google started celebrating Festivus on Saturday by including a Festivus pole next to searches for Festivus.
  • Saturday was also the first day of Hanukkah, and it is believed to be the first time Google has ignored Hanukkah since 2005.
  • Festivus gained mass appeal in 1997 when it was the focus of a “Seinfeld” episode.

From the article:

… What is Festivus? It is a secular holiday that is celebrated on December 23rd and became popular during an episode of Seinfeld in 1997. It is to celebrate the holiday without all the commercial aspects of the holiday season. The holiday was created by the writer Dan O’Keefe and first celebrated by his family in 1996. …

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