Cambios

The household fire would be part of the call for a second tooth to appear, for example. Children used to throw the tooth that had fallen out into the fire and say: ''Tori zarra ta ekatzu berria ''(take the old one and bring the new)<ref><span style="background-">This custom and the chants sang are included in the chapter in this Ethnographic Atlas on <span style="background-">''Children’s Games in the Basque Country''<span style="background-">. </ref> (Oiartzun-G). Fire was also capable of cleansing bread or other food that had fallen on the floor or water brought from the fountain after sunset. People or animals that came from outside to join the home had to go around the fire three times.

The hearth wide would not be put out in the past; instead, great care was taken to keep it going. The logs were therefore removed and the embers were carefully covered with ash. The fire would thus be kept smouldering during the night and could be got going again the following morning.