Related על עדיות 3:11

The members of the house of Rabban Gamliel’s used to sweep between the beds on the holiday. R. Elazar ben Zadok said: Often I ate in Rabban Gamliel’s house, but I have never seen the beds swept on a holiday. Rather, linen cloths were spread out the day before the holiday, and when the guests had gone, they were removed. They said to him: If this is so, then it is permitted to do so on the Sabbath too.

The members of Rabban Gamliel’s house used to bring incense in a megipa. R. Elazar ben Zadok said: Often I ate in Rabban Gamliel’s house, but I have never seen incense put in a megipa. On the day before the holiday, people smoked with boxes, and when the guests came, they opened them. They said to him, if this is so, then it is permitted to do so on the Sabbath too.