Cool fall evenings with a fire going and some friends over, maybe sharing a beer (especially if home brewed), swapping stories, just staring at the fire… I didn't even consider that it might be a culture thing here.

If I had a patio I'd have a fire pit

Burning wood is theoretically carbon neutral as long as the trees are replaced or already dead

edit: or if you're asking why make fire when it's hot, the answer is that some places, sometimes, are cold

Yeah, it's so they can remain hot when the sun does down

watch fire burn = FUN