Festivus as Anti-Capitalist Performance
Understanding Festivus means understanding that the episode and later celebrations were a rejection of both religion and capitalism in a media form that was also increasingly capitalist.
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Plain Brown Pinecones are Beautiful, Too: Christmas Presents in Highlights for Children
In dispensing with consumerism at Christmas (and Santa Claus too), Highlights upends traditional gift-giving practices in American families, re-structuring the child-centered celebration of wealth into one focused on gathering as a community.
The True Meaning of Chrismukkah
Through the process of assimilation, Hanukkah ultimately took its place alongside Christmas in the pantheon of American consumerism.
The Activist History Review 