Bash, Anthony; Bash, Melanie (2012 թ․ նոյեմբերի 22). Inside the Christmas Story. A&C Black. էջեր 132. ISBN9781441121585. «Popular tradition has it that there were three Magi because they presented three gifts to Jesus out of their treasure chests. The presentation of the gifts to Jesus out of their treasure chests. The presentation of the gifts is supposed to be the origin of the practice of giving Christmas presents.»
Trexler, Richard (1997 թ․ մայիսի 23). The Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story. Princeton University Press. էջ 17. ISBN0691011265. Վերցված է 2012 թ․ ապրիլի 10-ին. «This exchange network of ceremonial welcome was mirrored in a second reciprocity allowing early Christians to imagine their own magi: the phenomenon of giving gifts.»
Collins, Ace (2010 թ․ ապրիլի 20). Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas. Zondervan. էջ 17. ISBN9780310873884. Վերցված է 2012 թ․ ապրիլի 10-ին. «Most people today trace the practice of giving gifts on Christmas Day to the three gifts that the Magi gave to Jesus.»
