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My today's post refers to the column "What is it in English?".
Suppose you have just moved into a new home and now you are inviting guests to celebrate it.
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Few know this party is called "HOUSE-WARMING".
The English term is descended literally from the act of warming a new house, in the days before central heating. Each guest would bring firewood and build fires in all the available fireplaces, offering firewood as a gift. Aside from warming the house, this was also believed to repel evil spirits by creating a protective atmosphere of warmth.
So, nowadays it is also an occasion for friends to give gifts to furnish the new home.
The exchange of bread and salt as a sign of hospitality is common in many cultures. Giving bread and salt as a house-warming gift was popular in Russia, Germany, and a feature of Jewish housewarming traditions.
Surely, it's up to the guests to decide what present they'd like to bring with them.
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22 июня 2023