The only way they'd ever made Pumpkin Pie was using the recipe on the Libby's can and of course the pumpkin from the Libby's can. It turned out they couldn't find canned pumpkin. After searching all over, she ended up talking to a vendor at a produce market. No one could apparently figure out why she wanted to make pie out of pumpkin. He finally convinced her she should buy some kind of squash and make the pie out of that.
Different people celebrate their holidays in different ways.
For most of us though, celebrations center around food and drink. Baking cookies, making fruitcakes and candy are all part of our holiday tradition. Decorating the house, putting up lights and a tree, singing carols, playing music are what we do to celebrate the season. Holiday traditions have a way of evolving over the years, as children grow and families change. There is no right and wrong, traditions just are.