Definition
A party held to celebrate moving into a new home.
Etymology
Housewarming literally meant warming up a cold, empty house - but originally this was done with fire, not friendship. In medieval times, the first act in a new dwelling was lighting the hearth, which had spiritual significance for making the space liveable and driving out evil spirits. Guests brought wood, coal, or peat to help 'warm' the house. The social celebration aspect developed later, but the core idea of making a cold space welcoming remains.
Kelly Says
Ancient housewarmings were less about cocktails and more about survival - your neighbors literally helped you make fire to heat your new home! Bringing gifts of fuel was both practical aid and spiritual protection. Today's housewarming gifts of candles, blankets, or kitchen items still echo this ancient tradition of helping someone make their space truly habitable.
Translations
ARالعربية
ابن البيت
abn al-beet
CACatalà
calor de casa
kah-lohr deh kah-sah
CSČeština
domácí topení
doh-mah-chee toh-peh-nee
DADansk
husholdning
hoy-shohl-dnoh-ning
DEDeutsch
Heizung
hay-tsoong
ELΕλληνικά
ππλεσιτερι
poh-lee-seh-tee
ESEspañol
calor de hogar
kah-lohr deh oh-gahr
FAفارسی
سبلای
sahb-lah-ee
FISuomi
kotitalo
koh-tee-tah-loh
FRFrançais
chauffage
shoh-fahzh
HEעברית
באויל באויל
sahb-lah sah-bah-lah
HUMagyar
házhoz való
hah-zoh vah-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemanasan rumah
peh-mah-nah-sahn room-ah
ITItaliano
riscaldamento di casa
ree-skahl-dah-mehnto dee kah-sah
KKKK
партнер дома
pahrt-neh-ehr dom-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
pemanasan rumah
peh-mah-nah-sahn room-ah
NLNederlands
huisverwarming
hoy-svay-roh-ming
NONorsk
husholdning
hoy-shohl-dnoh-ning
PLPolski
grzewanie domowe
gzh-vah-nee dom-oh-vee
PTPortuguês
aquecimento de casa
ah-kay-tah-mehnto deh kah-sah
RORomână
încălzire de casă
een-kahl-zee-reh deh kah-zah
RUРусский
партнер дома
pahrt-neh-ehr dom-ah
SVSvenska
hushållsvarmning
hoy-shahl-vahrm-ning
SWKiswahili
uvamizi wa nyumba
oo-vah-mee-zee wah nyoom-bah
TLTL
pagpapalapad ng bahay
pahg-pah-pah-lah-pahd ng bah-hay
TRTürkçe
ev ısıtma
ev ee-stah-mah
UKУкраїнська
партнер дома
pahrt-neh-ehr dom-ah
VITiếng Việt
ội ội
ngoh-ee ee-ee