What do you mean by warm pot?

Warm pot is a folk custom, which is very common in Shandong province. Warm pot, also known as "warm house", "warm house", "burning kang", "adding hoard" and "burning pot bottom", refers to warmly inviting relatives and friends to visit the new house after the completion of the new house or after one of the brothers moves into the new house, and the relatives, friends and neighbors celebrate with gifts, and the host holds a banquet to entertain those who come to congratulate, which contains the tradition of mutual assistance.

The main reason is that the people in the old society were not rich and often had financial difficulties after building new houses. Friends, relatives and neighbors who came to the "Warm Pot" sent some food, gifts and household appliances to help them tide over the difficulties. At the same time, this custom can also enhance the feelings of relatives and friends, promote the harmony between neighbors, and make the relocated people adapt to the new environment as soon as possible.

The Background of the Custom of "Warm Pot"

"Warm pot" is a custom inherited from the old society, so we should look for the reasons for this custom from the old society.

In the old society, the living standard of rural people was not high, and most people were not rich. For ordinary families, building a house is undoubtedly an arduous project. There is a saying in the countryside: "If you are poor, you can't afford a house, but if you are rich, you won't move your grave." In other words, you are afraid that poor families will be forced to build houses regardless of their economic situation, and their financial resources will not keep up. When the house is halfway built, they can no longer go on and become a semi-finished project, and the family is even poorer.

Even if the family conditions are relatively good, building a house is a laborious and expensive thing. The house is built, because the cost is too high, family life may be in trouble, and sometimes life will be more difficult.

Rural people in our country have a tradition of helping relatives and neighbors. Relatives and friends bring food, food, gifts, and some things that the owner urgently needs when moving to a new house. One is to help alleviate economic difficulties, and the other is to congratulate the host on his housewarming. On this festive day, the host will naturally host a banquet to receive them.

This is the social background of "warm pot", which is mainly related to the low living standard in rural areas and the poverty of ordinary people in the old society.