A housewarming party is party held on the occasion of moving into a newly purchased house or moving into any new residence. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends. Housewarming parties are generally informal; usually there are no planned activities besides a possible tour. Traditional Hindu house warming ceremony in India and abroad is called Satyanarayana Puja - that has general guidelines on how it has to be performed. High school students celebrate at a birthday party. ... House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A Hindu (archaic Hindoo), as per modern definition is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of the Indian subcontinent and the island of Bali. ... A small prayer setup This article is about Hinduism. ...

Gifts

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).

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 the new community.
• In some communities, neighbors may bring the housewarming party to the new residents to welcoming them.
• When leaving a residence, some people host a "housecooling" party.