The telling
Fire cleanses. The hearth is never let die; if it dies the household counts as scattered. A guest is walked between two fires to be purified, and nothing is spat or thrown in.

The Middle World · Elements
A radiating flame. The hearth — the tent's centre and the family's.
Fire cleanses. The hearth is never let die; if it dies the household counts as scattered. A guest is walked between two fires to be purified, and nothing is spat or thrown in.