6 things to warm the pot

The six things in the warm pot are: rice, red paper, dustpan and new broom, water, chopsticks and stove. In fact, the things in the warm pot are not limited to these six kinds, but also include foods such as chicken, fish, meat and wine, as well as decorations, mirrors, cookers, tea sets and other daily necessities.

Warm pot is a folk custom, which refers to the custom that after the completion of a new house, relatives and friends bring gifts to celebrate, and people who live in the new house hold a banquet to entertain those who come to congratulate. Warm pots are also called "warm houses", "warm houses", "burning kang" and "adding food", and the customs of warm pots vary from place to place.

In the old society, most ordinary people were not rich. After building a new house, they often encounter financial difficulties, so relatives and friends will send food and buy furniture.

The custom of warming pots in various regions

Taian Wenguo 1

Visitors are mainly relatives, friends and neighbors. They brought all kinds of gifts, including money, chicken, fish, meat, wine and other food, as well as daily necessities such as plaque couplets, mirrors, cookers and tea sets, almost everything.

The gifts delivered by the bride's family are mainly cooking utensils, such as pots and spoons, as well as a pair of cocks, two big carp, two pounds of tofu and two pounds of bean sprouts. These gifts symbolize happiness and good luck: chickens are lucky; Fish have extra food every year; Tofu is homophonic with "Du Fu", meaning to make a fortune; Bean sprouts have the meaning of rooting, sprouting and growing.

But there are also taboos. You must never send bells. Homophonic "death" is very unlucky.

2. Tengzhou Warm Pot

The bride's family sent two chickens, two tail fish and two Jin of bean sprouts. Invite neighbors or their close friends and colleagues to their new home for dinner. Friends can send some water bottles and other household appliances to celebrate the housewarming.