There is the ancient tradition of the Celtic roast boar, now more civilized but still delicious roast ham, hard-boiled eggs with the shells painted all colors, babka -- sweet yeast bread, hot cross buns showing the four Solar holy days,. Both tiers refer to Asherah, tier four personifying her image, tier two symbolizing famous pagans and witches her image in the asherah. Just interested in where the modern practice of placing the holiday on the spring equinox comes from. Com Birmingham News Videos Huntsville Times Videos Mobile Press-Register Videos Local Alabama Photos Imaginary Planes Pagans live at Speakeasy Inappropriate? Alert us. These are commonly referred to as Pagans: There are allegations that these societies engaged in human sacrifices: II Kings 3:26-27:. Patrick is credited with successfully converting Ireland to Christianity in the late 300s.