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The Festivus idea originally came to Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe from a tradition started by his father Daniel O'Keefe. The original Festivus had all the markings of a crazy fun holiday. There were taped recordings and even a clock in a bag. It wasn't Dan's idea to include Festivus in the plot of a Seinfeld episode; it was the other Seinfeld writers who convinced Dan to make Festivus a sub-plot of an episode.
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Festina_lente123 on 2024-12-23 15:34:11.

Original Title: TIL Festivus was a holiday created and celebrated by Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keefe’s family as far back as 1966. In the O’Keefe family, there was no Festivus pole, but a Festivus clock that was nailed to a wall. When Dan asked his father, “Why a clock?”, his father said “That’s not for you to know”