housewarming gifts

Settling-in tokens

Housewarming gifts are presents brought to someone who has recently moved into a new home.

Traditional choices include items for the house itself—wine, candles, plants, kitchen gadgets—though anything celebratory works: We brought a nice bottle of bourbon as a housewarming gift.

The gifts mark both the new residence and the social ritual of visiting it for the first time.

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