A festive dinner

Hello:

"The food and table I am describing here can take countless forms......They may be simple or ornate-a lunch in a park on an ordinary workday, an old table set with bent and stained knives and folks, a cup of tea in the afternoon, a hot dog at a ballpark, a festive dinner at a swank restaurant, a holiday meal with family and friends......"

From "The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life" by Thomas Moore

Does "festive dinner" mean dinner on Christmas eve or any dinner for celebration?