The origin of warm house

The ancients always paid attention to housewarming and making fires. When you move into a new house, you must first choose an auspicious day. Before moving, you should stick red paper couplets at the door and cut and paste double happiness words; When you open the door of the new house, set off firecrackers; After the furniture is moved into the new house, we should choose the right time and set off firecrackers at the same time; When moving into a new house, you should bring lanterns (or oil lamps), fire cages, scales, etc. When you enter the house, you should also bring a nest of chickens and steam a pot of rice into the new house to show the new couple's prosperity and happiness. When the new house is lit for the first time, on the same day or a few days later, all relatives, friends and neighbors come to give gifts and set off firecrackers to celebrate, and the host family holds a banquet to thank relatives and friends for their congratulations. Housewarming banquets are generally chosen on the day of relocation. The old etiquette was that the host enjoyed the meal and the guests prepared gifts. The banquet is called "home wine", and the host should entertain relatives and friends, builders and helpers. There are leeks, tofu, pig intestines, pig blood and rice cakes in the dish, which means long time and high fortune.