Vanad eestlased kutsusid maja tareks. Vanarahvas oli väga ebausklik ning see puuduta ka elu ja olemist tarekeses. Usuti näiteks, et toas ei tohi vilistada, muidu läheb tareke põlema. Usuti, et palkseina panna tulioksaga palk, siis see tare põleb maha. Arvati ka, et tarest ei tohi pärast päikese loojumist midagi välja viia. Kuna kodu kaitsjaks peetakse läve, siis ei tohi midagi anda või võtta üle selle. Tarekesest leiad logiraamatu ja pliiatsi

Ancient Estonians called their house tare. Estonian were very superstitious and that is also true for their life in tare. They believed that you should not whistle in the house or the house will catch fire. They believed that if you put a log with a fire branch into the wall, the house will burn down. They also believed that anything should not be brought outside from the house after the sunset. As the doorstep, was believed to be the guardian of the house, then nothing should be passed from one person to another person over the doorstep. You will find a log book and pencil from tare.