What Does a Brazier Do?

A brazier is a tub containing a charcoal fire, which is used to warm or dry clothes. Braziers are made of mud and are usually made in the fall. The brazier, also known as the "immortal furnace", has a strong local charm and legend.

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The brazier is a charcoal fire, etc.

Braziers are made of mud and are usually made in the fall. First take the good loess, make the hemp into a one-inch long section for foreign stirring, and then put it together with the loess and mud. Reconcile, put it on for a few days, and pour water on from time to time, this process

The brazier is mainly used for heating, but usually the charcoal is buried in the fire ash. When it is used, the charcoal is used to stir the charcoal and blow a few mouthfuls to ignite the fire. Therefore, the brazier is the main appliance of the Kanto people to keep the tinder. According to the "Manchu Fire Festival Customs and Myths", "Manchu people in Wula Street, Jilin have used the practice of receiving fire gods, burning evil spirits with god fires, cleaning the house and the courtyard, and discussing for a year of good luck. Buried in a brazier, the housewife must add fire every day to make it immortal all year round, called 'Chang Minghuo'. The family strictly refrain from spitting into the brazier. These customs are the ancient ancestors who valued the preservation of the concept of Vulcan. It can be said that the Kanto people buried fossil in the stove brazier, in addition to attaching importance to the preservation of the god of fire, is also a manifestation of the worship of fire, which is a variation and residue of the stove and stove.

Kanto's braziers are made of iron, and some solid families also have copper. Girl married, mother

The brazier is something the old man in the family keeps watching every day, and the kittens and puppies also turn around the brazier every day. The old lady lit a cigarette against the fire and took the kind of fire from the brazier. The old man who loves drinking often puts the jug on the brazier before eating, and the wine is hot in a blink of an eye. In folk songs, the person who keeps the brazier all day is described as a blessed person: "Old lady, little daughter-in-law, blessed one by one; do not cook, do not scour rice, sit on the brazier and bake a brazier."

In the past, the brazier was a "weapon" for mother-in-law abuse of her daughter-in-law. Mother Diao always suspected that her daughter-in-law didn't work, so she used hot coals in the brazier to iron the children's nuns. The brazier recorded the grief and suffering of the old children's nuns, but these have become a thing of the past.

Roasting is a pleasure for adults and children here. Severe winter, when the snow and wind are blowing outdoors, the whole family sits on a hot steamed bun, tells a story (also called "telling the ancients"), cuts the window, and accepts the soles of the shoes. Potatoes, sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes), soy beans, rice noodles, etc., sometimes there are "spawns" such as caught sparrows, catfish that break through ice caves, and eat while roasting. Sometimes, take out the special Yanqing puppets and bury them in a small ash. Because it is "baked" in a brazier, similar to the "high-temperature cooking" of toast, a scent of fragrance is wafting in the room. Adults and children are scrambling to eat the deliciously grilled delicious, really sweet and fragrant.