Christmas is the feast commemorating the birth of Christ. It is fixed in the liturgical year as December 25th and is preceded by four week of fasting called Advent.
Christmas Day and its festival are a curious blend of Christian, Jewish, Roman, Western pagan, and perhaps other institutions. It arose as a Christian festival as part of the adaptation of the early Christian Church to the world in which it grew up.
Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Day. It is often seen as the main event of the day for which family members gather together spreading good will, tidings and rejoicing in the holiday season.
In a medium skillet, stir flour into drippings until smooth; cook and stir until dark brown. Add water and bouillon; cook and stir until thickened and bouillon is dissolved. Refrigerate the leftovers.
In a small saucepan, bring the beef stock and wine to a simmer. Melt the butter in a small frying pan and add the flour. Cook together to form a roux. Add the roux to the hot stock mixture and whisk it in with a wire wisk. Simmer the gravy, whipping it until smooth and lump free.
Heat a frying pan and add the olive oil and the onion. Sauté until transparent. Add to the gravy with the Maggi and the salt and pepper to taste. Serve over the pita bread torn into pieces.
Christmas dinner commemorates the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem using 13 different course servings; one serving for Christ himself and 12 others for each day of the 12 days of Nativity of Christ.
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