Festivus, according to its Roman roots, can be any time at all, but those who adhere to the Seinfeld Orthodoxy affix a date of December 23 to it. I believe it is unFestivuslike to make any of the holiday's rituals rigid. So please ignore this date if you wish. Or have six Festivi this year, one of them on Dec. 23, involving laminating bagels and hoisting mugs of Gorzexian ale. --Allen