• The custom of bringing new neighbors together has its origin in Russia.
• The concept of housewarming parties is believed to have begun with cavemen bringing embers from their fire to their friend's new cave to "warm" their hearth.
• The traditional housewarming gifts of bread and salt date back to the Middle Ages. This is when newlyweds moving out on their own were given the basic staples of life to start their new household and bring luck to the new home.
• Bringing sugar along on a visit to a friend or relatives new home came to signify best wishes for a sweet and happy life.
• The first housewarming gift was given by a villager named Boris and his wife Yelena. They gifted a loaf of bread for good health and a pinch of salt for long life to the Russian dignitaries who were passing through their village.
• Housewarming Gifts and Their Meaning:
  - Bread - So you never go hungry.
  - Wine - So your life is always sweet.
  - Salt - So there is always spice in your life.
  - And a Candle - So you always have light.
  

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