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Empty chairs by fireplaces invite ancestors

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Wasting prime seating space near the warmth is a very deliberate family reunion strategy. Leaving a vacant chair near the hearth was an intentional folk practice to provide comfort for lingering ancestral forces who might drop by for a visit.

Empty chairs by fireplaces invite ancestors
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