GCRKZX Happy Festivus (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by Snake & Rooster

This cache has been archived.

Snake & Rooster: Well, it looks like a raccoon or an opossum wanted to celebrate Festivus early this year. Since some creature with an affinity for plastic has taken up residence nearby, and since recent building in the area has really spoiled the natural beauty that this place used to hold, we're archiving it. Thanks to everyone who has visited over the years.

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A cache by Snake & Rooster Message this owner

Hidden : 12/11/2005

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Size: Size: small (small)

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A Festivus, for the rest of us!

Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23rd, but many people celebrate it other times, often in early December. Its slogan is "A Festivus for the rest of us!" An aluminum pole is generally used in lieu of a Christmas tree or other holiday decoration. Those attending participate in the "Airing of Grievances" which is an opportunity for all to vent their hostilities toward each other, and after a Festivus dinner, The Feats of Strength are performed. Traditionally, Festivus is not over until the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and "pinned."The Festivus celebration includes four major components:

• The Festivus Pole: The tradition begins with a bare aluminium pole, prize for its "very high strength-to-weight ratio." During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed. The pole was chosen apparently in opposition to the commercialization of highly decorated Christmas trees, because it is "very low-maintenance," and also because the holiday's patron, Frank Costanza, the father of Festivus, "finds tinsel distracting."

• Festivus Dinner: The Festivus dinner menu is flexible, but it should be filling non-holiday comfort food (no turkey, duck, goose or ham). The traditional Festivus dinner is meatloaf or spaghetti in red sauce. (Presumably, an entree in a red sauce is more festive.)

• The Airing of Grievances: At the Festivus dinner, each participant tells friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed him or her that year.

• The Feats of Strength: The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead. Other, imaginative, Feats of Strength have been developed, including washer tossing.

Note: This is the second cache of the MUSH series. Copy the numbers from the logbook in the cache, as they will be required to find the final cache.

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