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Japanese Tea Cermony
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on 2006-01-31 20:57:28 |
I've always been interested in this ceremony ever since I’ve watched it on “Rurouni Kenshin†well, I would like to ask you guy what do you know about it, I mean is there a special occasion to do it or what? And is there any meaning to the movements they made… 
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.†|
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Re: Japanese Tea Cermony
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| Well, I know one thing: Tea Ceremonies are special (kinda like holy) and must be done with somebody important. |
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Re: Japanese Tea Cermony
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by ( o.O ) Oro?
on 2006-02-02 12:50:02
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The Japanese tea ceremony (cha-no-yu, chadÅ, or sadÅ) is a traditional ritual influenced by Zen Buddhism in which powdered green tea, or matcha (抹茶), is ceremonially prepared by a skilled practitioner and served to a small group of guests in a tranquil setting. Cha-no-yu (茶ã®æ¹¯, literally "hot water for tea"), usually refers to a single ceremony or ritual, while sadÅ or chadÅ (茶é“, or "the way of tea") refer to the study or doctrine of tea ceremony. The pronunciation sadÅ is preferred by the Omotesenke tradition, while the pronunciation chadÅ is preferred by the Urasenke tradition. Cha-ji (茶事) refers to a full tea ceremony with kaiseki (a light meal), usucha (thin tea) and koicha (thick tea), lasting approximately four hours. A chakai (茶会, literally "tea meeting") does not include a kaiseki meal. Since a tea practitioner must be familiar with the production and types of tea, with kimono, calligraphy, flower arranging, ceramics, incense and a wide range of other disciplines and traditional arts in addition to his or her school's tea practices, the study of tea ceremony takes many years and often lasts a lifetime. Even to participate as a guest in a formal tea ceremony requires knowledge of the prescribed gestures and phrases expected of guests, the proper way to take tea and sweets, and general deportment in the tea room. if u wanna noe more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony      |