That’s right: It’s Festivus! Dec. 23 marks the sacred day of Festivus, popularized in part by Seinfeld character Frank Costanza, played by the late Jerry Stiller.

Streaming Seinfeld feels like a Festivus miracle -- you can just roll out of bed on December 23, and before you set up your aluminum pole, air your grievances and do the feats of strength, you can ...

The traditional Christmas tree is replaced with an aluminum pole that is decoration-free, “mainly because tinsel is too distracting,” explains Frank Costanza.

The traditional Christmas tree is replaced with an aluminum pole that is decoration-free, “mainly because tinsel is too distracting,” explains Frank Costanza.

In protest of Christmas’ commercialism, George Costanza's father, Frank Costanza, puts up an unadorned aluminum pole instead of a tree. The metal, he says admiringly, has a “very high strength ...

To celebrate Festivus the “Seinfeld” way, you can get an aluminum pole for your home (instead of a lavishly decorated Christmas tree) and hold an “airing of grievances” meal.

Festivus traditions The Festivus Pole: An unadorned aluminum pole replaces the traditional Christmas tree, symbolizing the rejection of materialism.

So grab the aluminum pole from the crawl space and start flexing your muscles for the climactic “feats of strength,” as we explore the origins and customs of the “Festivus for the rest of us.” ...