Why They Throw 20,000 Buns at a New Home? 💰$1,7000 Wild HOUSEWARMING PARTY in Rural China

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-03

[00:00:05]Hey guys, this is Lucy and today I'm going to show you a unique local housewarming tradition. Outsiders barely know. And today's theme is crazier and wilder than the Chinese New Year. Let's dive into this unique tradition. Housewarming side. It's 7:30 a.m. now. And the community we're going is about 11 kilometers away. So, we're going to drive there.

[00:00:31]Look here a lot of new house is under construction.

[00:00:40]>> We arrived. Look, I think they are all coming for this.

[00:00:48]Here in EU, when people move into the new houses, the elder picks an aspicious day based on Chinese astrology. They prepare over 10,000 pair of steam bombs.

[00:01:02]Nowadays, also thousands of dollars worth of snacks, good cigarettes, and even red envelopes. Then they throw them down from the rooftop. I heard three families are holding this bouncing house warming rich today. But at different times, this family has already finished the ceremony and is getting ready to treat the guests. Let's go and have a look.

[00:01:33]Now I'm inside this house. Look at these red carpets. They are all sent by their friends or families which represent their blessings. And this whole living room is full of blessings.

[00:01:46]Can you count how many it is? Look what they write on it.

[00:01:52]It means congratulations for moving into the new house from your nephew. All right, let's keep going to the bone throwing spot. Look at the crowd and people are coming from all directions.

[00:02:23]What's so cool about this tradition?

[00:02:25]Everyone can join. Locals, outsiders, strangers, literally anyone. No one lives emptyhanded.

[00:02:38]Some people even come fully prepared.

[00:02:41]They bring their own custommade nas like super long ones.

[00:02:47]>> The decoration of the house. Bamboo stands for integrity and steady growth.

[00:02:51]Pine symbolizes longevity and good fortune.

[00:02:54]>> They set the firework and crackers and the whole will hear it and come to grab the singles and highlight grabbing the singles. We will come in 5 minutes.

[00:03:32]And now it's time for the highlights.

[00:03:34]Throwing steam bombs. Look, that's so crazy. Everyone use customer N to catch more. The whole scene, the whole scene is lively but full of warm warm earthly vibes. Let's talk later.

[00:03:50]I'm going to grab some BS and slacks.

[00:03:54]Look, now those carrying big net and has more advantage.

[00:04:11]I just I just got hitten by a wood luck.

[00:04:23]I got >> Oh, look what my sister got.

[00:04:27]>> Locals prepare soft homemade bones for house warming. Packed in pairs in red bag to symbolize double happiness. Each bond holds their blessings. People share the bounds with loved ones passing along good fortune. This centuries old EU tradition embodies warm neighborhood bonds and more young people choose to carry on.

[00:04:47]Now is 8:32. It starts from 8:28.

[00:04:52]It's still going on for more than 5 minutes.

[00:04:59]Oh, look. She got a lot.

[00:05:04]>> Think he catch the most And now people are leaving. They got a lot of good luck and let's living now.

[00:05:24]It's full of chaos. But it's really joyful. The local people here attach great importance to have moving house.

[00:05:33]And they and the strangers and the laborers come to grab for the grab for the good luck. They they believe that the more people come the better the better the future of the house owner will be. This is the house owner and there's also some closer here. This whole area used to be rural village. Now every household has rebuilt the home into a fourstory private villa. Two families share one wall. The owners always live on the top floor and rents out the rest. First floor for commercial shops, the basement used as warehouses and the second to third floors are residential lists. The locals here still earn at least $22,000 every year, even if they don't work a whole year. But honestly, people in are super hardworking. And look, this is just 200 m away from where I grab the bones. This is the old house. They kept just three of it. And people here using the tradition throwing red bones to pass down the culture. And the old house stands here for memory. My sister grabbed four bags.

[00:06:44]>> Actually, it's three bags and a half.

[00:06:46]>> Why?

[00:06:47]>> Cuz the bag is broken. Only have one.

[00:06:50]>> Okay, you got 3.5 block of today. We're going back now.

[00:06:56]Look what they got.

[00:06:58]>> It was such an amazing and wild scene.

[00:07:00]Everyone got fully engaged. No one left empty-handed, and I truly soaked out the joyful festive vibe. Time for my morning routine. I walk the dog and have breakfast. Let's try this steam balls together.

[00:07:16]We have one cup of soy milk and this kind of soy be cost 13 R&D. Dive the shaolong ball into it.

[00:07:35]And this is the steamed buns I grab today. I want to have a bite and so is the soy milk. This be have this character Chinese character on it. It means the last thing anyway look is very fluffy inside and a lot of it's not fancy gift but we can share with the neighbors and friends.

[00:08:05]This is a complete ewas grabing tradition. This kind of unique ball costumes are the most authentic part of ordinary Chinese life. Have you heard of this kind of interesting costume? Welcome to leave your comments below. If you like my video, please please subscribe.

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