All of these are somewhat different from each other. Because of this, the following statements may not be true for every Pagan you encounter. One effect of this is that the employee is likely to treat gender equality as an assumption. A Pagan employee will celebrate religious ceremonies with small groups on an astronomical schedule, rather than with large congregations or on a set weekly schedule. These celebrations are called rituals, circles, or blots, and the congregations called covens, groves, hearths, or circles.
Some sects believe that holding the ceremony at the exact astrological moment is important.
Others will schedule their gatherings at the closest convenient time. Your employee may want time off during some or all of these times. A Pagan employee may wear a symbol of his or her religion as an item of jewelry. The most common symbol is the pentacle, a five-pointed star in a circle. The misconception of the pentagram as a satanic symbol is based upon its inverted use by those groups, in the same manner in which devil-worshippers may use the Christian cross inverted.