Housewarming party
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A housewarming party is a party held on the occasion of moving into a new residence. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends, and sometimes for friends to give gifts to furnish the new home.[1] Housewarming parties are generally informal; usually there are no planned activities besides a possible tour.
[edit] Etiquette
It is considered proper etiquette to invite guests to a housewarming party a few days to three weeks in advance.[2]
Gifts are customary but not necessary. They usually consist of something for the new house (such as a potted plant, a vase, or a picture frame) or something to be enjoyed during the party (such as a bottle of wine, a bouquet of flowers, or a Gift basket of foodstuffs).
[edit] Variations
- A housewarming party may be thrown upon completion of renovation or remodel.
- A housewarming party may be presented as an "open house" where people are free to come and go during a fixed window of time on a given day.
- A housewarming may involve a potluck meal.
- Some people invite all of their new neighbors to their housewarming. This allows the hosts to meet their new community.
- In some communities, neighbors may bring the housewarming party to the new residents to welcome them.
- When leaving a residence, some people host a house cooling party.
- While people try to host a housewarming party within the first 3 months, a lot of people wait until they are completely settled in. The time frame is flexible. Within a year is very common.
- Satyanarayana Puja and grihapravesam are Hindu housewarming rituals.
