Visitors to the Florida Capitol this month will not see a Nativity scene that had stood in its rotunda for the past two holiday seasons. Its sponsor says she’s tired of the debate and counter-displays it attracted.
Meanwhile one of those counter-displays is returning to the rotunda—and it’s more brightly-colored than ever.
The Festivus pole is making a comeback. The pole, originally made of beer cans, is a nod to the fake holiday Festivus celebrated by characters on the TV show “Seinfeld.” Deerfield Beach activist Chaz Stevens first put it up in protest of the Christmas Nativity installed by the Florida Prayer Network in 2013.
And though Christ is taking a hiatus this year, the pole is returning, in what Stevens calls a “rainbow gay edition.” It’s a multi-colored pole topped with a disco ball.
Also approved for the rotunda is a Hanukkah menorah, which is already on display. The Florida News Service reports the Festivus pole will be up Dec. 21 through Dec. 28.
