Fire basket

A fire basket is an iron basket in which wood can be burned to make a bonfire.[1]

fire basket

Background

During the Middle Ages fire baskets filled with sulfur were used to repel the Black Death.[2] Currently the fire basket is used for enjoyment. In some countries the fire basket is used during Christmas in a Christmas pageant.[3]

  • A fire in a basket
  • A fire basket from Pompeii
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See also
  • The dictionary definition of fire basket at Wiktionary

References
  1. Ernst Guhl; Groner, Wilhelm (1860). Das Leben der Griechen und Römer nach antiken Bildwerken dargestellt. 1. Hälfte: Griechen. Weidmannsche Buchhandlung (in German). Berlin. p. 169.
  2. "Vgl. beispielsweise Merkblatt zum Anlegen und Betreiben offener Feuer (gemäß der §§ 2 und 10 der Gefahrenabwehrverordnung der Stadt Halle (Saale))" (PDF) (in German).
  3. tl (CF) (2016-07-05). "Gemütliche Wärme: Feuerkorb im Garten: Mobiles Lagerfeuer". t-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-10-09.
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