How many dishes do housewarming banquets usually have?

Generally speaking, a housewarming banquet consists of twelve dishes, four cold dishes and eight hot dishes, which symbolizes security and stability.

Cooking cabbage at the housewarming banquet means beauty, and cabbage is homophonic with "Baibao", which means that financial resources are rolling. Chinese cabbage is a frequent visitor on the dining table, so there is a saying that "Chinese cabbage is as beautiful as winter bamboo shoots".

Moving to a new home is a very festive event. According to the traditional custom, we should not only set off firecrackers, live in a new house, but also entertain friends and relatives who come to congratulate us. Therefore, the dishes cooked by housewarming must have a beautiful meaning.

American housewarming banquet:

Within a week after you move, you must invite your neighbors, relatives and friends to your new home. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. You can get to know each other and increase your understanding with your new neighbors. Let friends and relatives know their new address, so as to contact more in the future. Whether it's eating, chatting, karaoke, gathering, etc. The more lively, the more auspicious, the more lively, the more prosperous, and the more lively, the more evil.