Old Glory celebrates the famed Seinfeld holiday
DC Voting Rights, being overeducated and underemployed, canceled TV shows, the Redskins and exploding ketchups are just a few of the several grievances shared at Old Glory BBQ's Festivus celebration Wednesday evening. "We're a fun, casual restaurant. It seems like something fun, different and silly to do," said general manager Casey King in an earlier interview. Festivus is the secular holiday introduced to the "rest of us" by Frank Castanza in a 1997 Seinfeld episode. It is observed on December 23 with an aluminum pole (instead of a Christmas tree), the airing of grievances (instead of the counting of blessings), the Festivus dinner and the feats of strength. The holiday may appear to be fictional, but it was real. According to The New …
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Old Glory brings Festivus festivities to Georgetown.
Dec. 23 marks a much-known if little-celebrated holiday: Festivus*. For years, families around Georgetown had no place to gather for the airing of grievances, feats of strength and traditional Festivus meal. Well, thanks to Old Glory, that is changing. On December 23, Old Glory will host a $18, three-course Festivus meal featuring traditional fare, such as a "big salad," meatloaf and an M&M adorned chocolate cake. For those of us who will be out of town for the dinner, Old Glory has been offering a preview this month. And, for my first public Festivus celebration, I dropped by Old Glory to see the tradition in its original form. Even though the Seinfeld Festivus was without booze, I amended that little detail to fit in with the atmosphere…
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