In plain words
That is the culture of Bhārata. On the basis of this event, Christians all over the world have worshipped the tree from that day. In every religion the practice of worshipping all beings has come down from that day to this. Among the Christians too there are renunciants. In the Christian religion they call the men renunciants ‘monks’. The women renunciants they have called ‘nuns’. So between the culture of Bhārata, Christian culture and Muslim culture, and not only these, in the culture of any religion there are no differences anywhere. Though the paths differ, the goal is one! We must not criticise the people of any religion. The divinity in all religions is one! But men today are losing such a broad feeling. Developing narrow feelings, believing that physical life alone is Satya, they forget the principle of the Ātma, which is eternal, Satya and pure.
Only when we practise the ideals of the great ones do we celebrate their true birthdays
In former times there was a Christian renunciant called ‘Nicholas’. For some time he carried on a trade. In time he gave up trade and took up the Christian religion. Even while he was a trader, he would look on the poor and the weak with pity and give them the things they needed. After some years they made him the head of a church. Then he put on a red dress, put on a white beard and moustache, filled bags with all manner of sweets, and went about giving them out to children. It is he whom they have called ‘Christmas grandfather’ to this day. It is Nicholas who has become the Christmas grandfather of today. He too was born in the month of December! Though the dates differ, they linked him with the day Jesus was born and have kept this kind of festival. Today, in all religions, people forget the words and the good conduct the great ones taught, and keep only their birthdays.