Pumpkin pie is a historic ingredient of Christmas.
December 25th is National Pumpkin Pie Day in the United States, a fact that very few know. Pumpkin pie today is as popular as it has ever been and yet few see its relation to Christmas.
Strangely it is one national day that many say is of unknown origin. Usually a national food day is the brainchild of a food producer yet no company lays claim to Nation Pumpkin Pie Day.
How and why did this happen?
To understand National Pumpkin Pie Day you have to know the history of Christmas in America.
~ Pumpkin Rituals of the 21st Century ~
Pumpkin season has emerged as a pre-cursor to the Christmas season here in the 21st century.
It launches sometime in August...
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