In the West, fireplaces are also closely related to various festivals. On Halloween, the most important ritual is to light a fire, and small stones are placed in the fireplace as many as the number of people around. It is said that if a stone is moved the next morning, the owner will die that year. On Christmas morning, the first thing children do is run to the fireplace to find gifts from Santa Claus. In Dorset on Friday, it is said that hanging a piece of bread in the fireplace can ensure a good harvest in the coming year.
The fireplace is somewhat mysterious because it is connected to the chimney. The chimney is a passage connecting the outside world with the inside world. When the furnace door is closed in summer, people will be very curious about what is hidden inside, because when the furnace door is closed, it forms a very convenient storage cellar. When many children are drawing houses, we can be surprised to find that in these naive paintings, all the houses are painted with chimneys, and the mysterious area under the chimney is the fireplace. It can be seen that in the subconscious of children, fire and fireplace are an innate intimate element.