headcanon:
Dakota loves every single holiday and will do even the smallest things to celebrate them. Although for bigger holidays she goes all out on celebrating them. Even if she is spending them alone all her time is spent helping others celebrate- usually by volunteering. It is hard for the harpy to make plans with friends because she likes to keep herself open in case someone ended up alone and wanted company. If volunteering is not an option she will focus on cooking/decorating or worse case scenario is her wondering around town or just getting out of the house.
The worst year, Dakota ended up spending Thanksgiving and Christmas stuck alone in her apartment due to the weather. Without people around her fear of being alone quickly crept in- spending both holidays in bed crying and spiraling. It is always lingering in her head that all she is is a burden and that people only spend the holidays with her because they feel bad. After that year it was hard for her to enjoy any of the holidays -and even her birthday- for the next two years. That second year was the year Dakota decided that getting a pet would be a smart idea so she would not actually be alone.
-Dakota also puts up her Christmas tree before Thanksgiving, usually around the first week of November.-