why do people leave burnt logs on their doorsteps? /u/Ok_Faithlessness614 No such thing as stupid questions

I deliver mail and i’ve noticed multiple houses leave trays of 2 or 3 burnt logs and have never understood the purpose of this. religion? superstition? i genuinely don’t know the answer. Thank you for your answers.

This is in Minnesota, Brooklyn Park area

Taking a picture seems like an invasion of privacy so i’ll describe it as best i can:

It’s always tucked by the front door (i don’t walk around the house so it’s possible there are other trays elsewhere but seems like a backyard kind of thing?)

it’s either chunks of charred wood or very burnt but still in log shaped pieces

always in a metal tray, like you would use to bake a turkey but a bit smaller

I’ve seen them year round so not sure if it’s a season or time of year thing

the houses they are at are either low income or middle class, haven’t delivered to upper class so not sure if it’s a mid to lower class thing, right around the $250,000 range

I deliver mail and i’ve noticed multiple houses leave trays of 2 or 3 burnt logs and have never understood the purpose of this. religion? superstition? i genuinely don’t know the answer. Thank you for your answers.

This is in Minnesota, Brooklyn Park area

Taking a picture seems like an invasion of privacy so i’ll describe it as best i can:

It’s always tucked by the front door (i don’t walk around the house so it’s possible there are other trays elsewhere but seems like a backyard kind of thing?)

it’s either chunks of charred wood or very burnt but still in log shaped pieces

always in a metal tray, like you would use to bake a turkey but a bit smaller

I’ve seen them year round so not sure if it’s a season or time of year thing

the houses they are at are either low income or middle class, haven’t delivered to upper class so not sure if it’s a mid to lower class thing, right around the $250,000 range