Re: [tied] holy elements

I should like to ask if nowadays in the christian folks in Europe are
some pagan sacral expresions which call with the title of "saint" or
holy elements as earth, stars, sun, sea, moon, water, fire.
Since the catholic church was more represive versus such pagan
expresions, I will expect to find something like this in the Ortodox
area of the christianity which was more liberal from this point of view.
If there are any folk which still kept such elements for holly or
saintly, then which of these elements ( earth, stars, sun, sea, moon,
water, fire ) are still considered in folk's mouth as "saint's" or
holly?

Alex

There's an Italian exclamation - "Santo cielo!" - which means "Holy heaven!" You normally pronounce it looking up towards the sky. Nobody (nowadays) consciously attaches any religious significance to it, though. I must add that the term "Heaven" is quite common in (Catholic) religious lingo.
It's the only example I can think of.
Guido Ruzzier