In the West, the fireplace and a variety of festivals are also closely related.
On Halloween, the most important ritual is the lighting of a fire. As many small stones are placed in the fireplace as the surrounding people. 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 in search of presents from Santa Claus.
On Friday in Dorset, hanging a piece of toast in the fireplace is said to guarantee a good harvest for the coming year.
The fireplace is somewhat mysterious because of its connection with the chimney, a passageway connecting the outside world and the inside world. When the fireplace door is closed in the summer, people will also be curious to know what is hidden inside, because when the fireplace door is closed, it forms a convenient storage cellar.
When many children draw houses, we may be surprised to find that in these innocent pictures, all houses are painted with chimneys, and the mysterious area below the chimney is the fireplace. It can be seen that in the subconscious of children, fire and fireplace are inherent intimate factors.