- 3rd annual Jolabokaflod! Icelandic tradition of giving/receiving booksPanera Bread, Mesa, AZ
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year......"
Last year we picked our favorite book from 2023, this year pick your favorite book from 2020 to present day! The book that made you sigh when you put it down because it was so good. :)
1. BUY your favorite book from the above criteria and wrap it up. Do not put your name on it.
2. BUY a cute bookmark to gift as well! Insert it into the book.
The tradition is known as Jolabokaflod, which translates roughly to "Christmas book flood" in English.
Jolabokaflod started during World War II, when paper was one of the few things not rationed in Iceland. Because of this, Icelanders gave books as gifts while other commodities were in short supply, turning them into a country of bookaholics to this day, according to jolabokaflod.org. - It's a Festivus miracle! Come celebrate Festivus at Walk On's!Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, Mesa, AZ
The Holiday from a Seinfeld Episode! Watch on Netflix - Season 9 Episode 10.
What YOU need to do:
- Airing of grievances: Come ready to tell those funny stories about your family! All in good fun! Everyone usually has one funny story to tell!
- Feats of strength: Come ready to have fun with a trivia game. Who will be the ultimate winner to take home the Festivus title!
- Festivus Dinner: Walk Ons has an extensive menu. Yes, we will eat dinner, but also we will be collecting canned goods for the food bank. That way we will contribute our Festivus miracles to others in the valley!
- Festivus Attire: Since this is the holiday season, Red, Green, Christmas shirts/sweaters, Hanukkah shirts/sweaters all are approved!
Festivus (/ˈfɛstɪvəs/) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season. Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike",[1][2] which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.
The non-commercial holiday's celebration, as depicted on Seinfeld, occurs on December 23 and includes a Festivus dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the "airing of grievances" and "feats of strength", and the labeling of easily explainable events as "Festivus miracles".[3] The episode refers to it as "a Festivus for the rest of us".Please keep your RSVP up to date. Any No Shows will be removed from the group. And please only RSVP in one Meetup group. This is a Co-Ed event.
