- Hey! - Hi, how are you going to celebrate Christmas? - I do not know .. What is this holiday? - How do you know? Christmas - it is one of the major Christian holidays, established in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ. - And when is it celebrated? - Day of preparation for the feast of Christmas is Christmas Eve - the eve of the great feast, which falls on January 7. - What an interesting word - "Christmas Eve" .. I wonder how it happened? - There is the name of the word "Christmas Eve" from the word "sochivo." This is the name of the traditional ritual meal. - And of what kind of food? - Sochivo - is lean cereal porridge with honey or nuts or poppy seed bagel with "milk." - Of course. But I do not even know how to celebrate it, probably will need to decorate the table .. What is usually served at Christmas? - According to tradition, on the table served 12 dishes. It could be pancakes, fish in aspic, ham, roast suckling pig, duck or goose with apples and cabbage. - Thank you, I will now know!