Concerning the Christmas celebration as it is generally known all over the world, The Encyclopedia Americana says: “Most of the customs now associated with Christmas were not originally Christmas customs but rather were pre - Christian and non - Christian customs taken up by the Christian church.
खरं म्हणजे, ख्रिस्ती चर्चेसने ख्रिस्त पूर्व काळातील आणि गैर ख्रिस्ती धर्मांतून उसन्या घेतलेल्या त्या प्रथा आहेत.