These ancient traditions have modern, reduced versions. Modern houses usually have no "ognjište" on which to burn a "badnjak", but it may be symbolically represented by several oak twigs, some of which are burnt in a wood-burning kitchen stove and the others placed beside it. Some people chop the "badnjak" into shorter logs so that they can be put into the hearth and burnt. The most prevalent custom, however, is to place a cluster of oak twigs, with their brown leaves still attached, in whichever location in the home the family feels is appropriate. This cluster is also called the "badnjak", and it is usually kept in the home until next Christmas Eve. For the convenience of those living in towns and cities, such little "badnjaks" can be bought at marketplaces or distributed in churches. In a common arrangement, the cluster of oak twigs is bound together with twigs of European Cornel and several stalks of straw.