{"id":405,"date":"2015-12-23T15:48:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T21:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=405"},"modified":"2015-12-23T15:48:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T21:48:32","slug":"happy-festivus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/happy-festivus\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Festivus!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Festivus! I hope your Festivus is filled with grievances and completely buoyed by the strength-to-weight ratio of your aluminum pole.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a small taste of what is happening in the world of Festivus 2015:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On his wife&#8217;s Instagram, Jerry Seinfeld was almost heard to utter\u00a0a single grievance&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"6\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/_pTqj8RyM9\/\" target=\"_blank\">A special message on this special day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A video posted by Jessica Seinfeld (@jessseinfeld) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-12-23T19:05:33+00:00\">Dec 23, 2015 at 11:05am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, from\u00a0Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ariana Pe\u00f1aranda shared a photo of her Festivus gathering. \u00a0Don&#8217;t worry, the pole is located on\u00a0the left side of the photo. \u00a0You may not have noticed it due to the wide grins of all the beautiful people. \u00a0Happy Festivus! \u00a0Thanks for sharing.<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-3867227122\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- FestivusWeb Responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3297689279938125\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3697394480\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/702905_865912490194916_410402482_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/702905_865912490194916_410402482_n-e1450906675608.jpg\" alt=\"702905_865912490194916_410402482_n\" width=\"716\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/702905_865912490194916_410402482_n-e1450906675608.jpg 716w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/702905_865912490194916_410402482_n-e1450906675608-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gregg Pentecost, from\u00a0Fort Lauderdale, Florida, decided to put some dry ice by his Festivus Pole and added some water. Yes! Just plain ordinary tap water. I even left the garden hose out for evidence. Look what happened! It&#8217;s a Festivus miracle! \u00a0Gregg is truly\u00a0Mr. Science!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373190_1144169118935768_8854753398297257481_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-407\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-407\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373190_1144169118935768_8854753398297257481_n.jpg\" alt=\"12373190_1144169118935768_8854753398297257481_n\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373190_1144169118935768_8854753398297257481_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12373190_1144169118935768_8854753398297257481_n-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kashmir Isis Lucifera sent out a\u00a0Happy Festivus to everyone, and wanted to\u00a0share their pole with everyone. She also wanted to share a big thank you for keeping the &#8220;Festivus Fires&#8221; burning. \u00a0 She managed to catch the picture just after her dog Max was sniffing the aluminum. \u00a0He was probably checking up on the strength-to-weight ratio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12421570_10153900890452340_638755692_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-408\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-408\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12421570_10153900890452340_638755692_n.jpg\" alt=\"12421570_10153900890452340_638755692_n\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12421570_10153900890452340_638755692_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12421570_10153900890452340_638755692_n-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><div class=\"festi-mid-content\" id=\"festi-3823238028\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- FestivusWeb Responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3297689279938125\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3697394480\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, if you are still wondering what to cook for dinner tonight, here is a cool blog that can help you with your Festivus cooking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webstaurantstore.com\/blog\/1856\/seinfeld-inspired-festivus-recipes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-411\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blog_festivus_main.jpg\" alt=\"blog_festivus_main\" width=\"1280\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blog_festivus_main.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blog_festivus_main-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blog_festivus_main-768x300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blog_festivus_main-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/blog_festivus_main-860x336.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webstaurantstore.com\/blog\/1856\/seinfeld-inspired-festivus-recipes.html\" target=\"_blank\">Host a Festivus Feast with these Seinfeld-Inspired Recipes<\/a><br \/>\nIf you\u2019re looking to celebrate the holiday season in your restaurant, but don\u2019t want to exclude any religions, we\u2019ve got the perfect holiday for you: Festivus! This fictional holiday, which doesn\u2019t have any religious background, was created by Frank Costanza, a character from the 90\u2019s sitcom Seinfeld. \u201cA Festivus for the rest of us!\u201d Just like any other holiday, Festivus brings together loved ones where they partake in various traditions, like the airing of grievances and the feats of strength. While we don\u2019t recommend your guests partake in those traditions, we do encourage you to celebrate Festivus by adding these Seinfeld-inspired appetizers, entrees, and desserts to your menu. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webstaurantstore.com\/blog\/1856\/seinfeld-inspired-festivus-recipes.html\" target=\"_blank\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"festi-content-placement\" id=\"festi-1127701556\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- FestivusWeb Responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3297689279938125\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3697394480\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Festivus! I hope your Festivus is filled with grievances and completely buoyed by the strength-to-weight ratio of your aluminum pole. Here is a small taste of what is happening in the world of Festivus 2015: &nbsp; On his wife&#8217;s Instagram, Jerry Seinfeld was almost heard to utter\u00a0a single grievance&#8230; A special message on this &#8230; <a title=\"Happy Festivus!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/happy-festivus\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Happy Festivus!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festivus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}