In addition to Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, there are other celebrations that are honored during the holiday season.The Winter Solstice occurs on December 21 each year in the Northern Hemisphere. First observed in many cultures as a pagan ritual in many cultures, this date has its auspicious roots in commemorating the longest night of the year, and the return of the sun caused by the revolution of the earth’s tilted axis.
But there is no holiday celebration that quite rivals Festivus, which originated and forgotten in Roman times until revived by a Seinfeld TV episode in 1997.
Passed down throughout the ages, from raising hell on the streets of Rome 1000s of years ago, to the cantankerous Costanza household in New York City, this quirky holiday has been popularized once again.
