The Story Of Festivus | Seinfeld

Seinfeld · 947K views · 2021 · 5:16

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Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mostly references it for the origin of Festivus or as a seasonal joke.

What it is

An official Seinfeld clip explaining the origin of Festivus, the holiday from the show. It looks back at why the Festivus episode came about.

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What Hacker News said

Cites Izkata · 2025-06 · on “Juneteenth in Photos”

Origin of Festivus: [this video] The writer of this episode based it on something from his family that his father did: [LINK]