Need-fire

The emergency fire was a fire that was originally set on fire when a plague had broken out among humans or livestock in the Germanic cult.

The Emergency Fire is as Niedfyr or Nodfyr ( " grater Fire", from Old High hniudan " rub ", ie by friction of dry wood arisen fire) mentioned in the 8th century and has survived until the 20th century. From the inflamed whenever deemed fires a yearly recurring emergency fire, which was burnt to the beginning of the summer, where were staying in the air after the popular belief dragons and evil spirits developed. This was then fixed in many areas on the St. John's and from the so-called bonfires, which were often called emergency fire originated.

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