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.
क्रिसमस के समय होनेवाले कुछ ऐसे रिवाज़ जिनमें मौज - मस्ती की जाती है, उन्हें सैटर्नेलिया नाम के रोमी भोज से लिया गया है ।