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By Jennifer Emick, About.com Guide to Alternative Religions since 2002

Festivus Poles, Occult College Course, Saturnalia Comic

Friday December 23, 2005

Need a new holiday tradition? Seinfeld fans or folks with too much disposable income can get their very own Festivus poleFestivus)

A Pennsylvania college has an interesting new class: History of the Occult and Witchcraft.

Funny: Saturnalia (NSFW)

Very weird: Riddle of "corpse bride"

Some more interesting thoughts on the Christmas slugfest:
"Don't worry, neighbors. Nobody's going to confiscate the tacky, giant plastic Santa, Rudolph, and Winnie the Pooh-in-Santa-hat display out of your front yard (though I wish they would). The shopping malls aren't going to bar their doors -- you can still go out and buy the love of friends and family with extravagent gifts on this egregiously commercialized holiday. " the din of the self-righteous

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December 23, 2006 at 4:07 pm
(1) Julie says:

Happy Festivus! What is Festiuvs? Its for the rest of us.
Let the airing of grievances begin!

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