Today, 23 December, is the "traditional" observance of Festivus. Festivus is not celebrated in my home, but should be. Why, since two-thirds of us are devout Catholics? As a way to help us recall the true meaning of Christmas. A local evangelical Protestant ("non-denominational") radio station has been playing Christmas music throughout Advent, boasting proudly that they will do so "through December twenty-sixth!," as if that is anything for which they deserve credit. Christmas does not even begin until 25 December, much less end by the next day. The celebration of Festivus might help us demarcate more clearly twixt Advent & the Christmastide. After all, if I had my druthers we wouldn't even deck our halls 'til Christmas Eve, rather than the Sunday after Thanksgiving, which has long been my family's custom. Thus, no decking the halls for Christmas 'til after the Festivus aluminum pole has been put away, an act that itself only follows the "Airing of Grievances" & the "Feats of Strength." If Festivus could help the faithful reclaim the true meaning of Christ's Mass from an overly commercialized secular culture, well, that would be a Festivus miracle!
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