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<< As for ceremonies, I doubt you'll find any.  Aside from a few customs 
 decorating with Holly at Christmas time, etc, there aren't really any pagan 
 "ceremonies" that survived.   >>

Well, as I was just regaling Barre with, Easter is still extremely pagan.  
Not only is its name taken from a Celtic goddess of fertility, Oestre (and 
hence oestrus ... ask your local female), but bunnies and eggs continue to be 
as important as any superimposed Christian practices.  It is a truly ancient 
fertility holiday.

Nancy / Ingvild