Question
Name this kind of log which is lit in the fireplace
once the sun goes down on Christmas Eve.
Back when homes had great fireplaces,
fires were lit on Christmas Eve
using logs so huge as to be able
to burn for all the days of Christmas.
These logs now tend to be much smaller,
but the traditions surrounding them remain:
the fire on Christmas Eve should be lit using a piece of last year's log
which has been stored under the bed of the mistress of the house,
which folk belief says brings good fortune and
prevents lightning strikes to the home.
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