It's not really a ceremony, but rather a ceremonious way of preparing and drinking tea. "Tea Ceremony" is just what we call it in English. In Japanese it's called "The Way of Tea."
The Chinese Way of Tea is called the Chinese Tea Ceremony. It is a cultural activity that includes the ceremonial making and presenting of the tea leaf. It is the art of the performance that is the tea ceremony.
Yes you do.
Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Japanese tea ceremony began in Japan, but other countries and cultures have their own tea ceremonies as well.
In a Japanese tea ceremony you are either invited by the tea master or someone arranges a ceremony at a tea house and they invite you as a guest. However at events in temples you just need to pay for a ticket
Most surviving ceramics from this period appear to be tea sets for use in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, or chanoyu.
The merchant class were able to become tea masters when the Japanese tea ceremony became popular again. Some merchants went into the tea business at this time.
This ceremony, which is also known as sadō ("the way of the tea") is a traditional Japanese activity where green tea is ceremonially prepared and served.The ceremony is tied to Zen Buddhism and is an important aspect of it.Please visit the Related Links for the specifics of the ceremony and to learn how it is performed.
If you mean how many people are invited to an average formal tea ceremony, the answer is between 2 and 5.If you mean how many people practice tea ceremony, the answer is probably in the millions.
Matcha, which is powdered green tea. You may also be served some other kind of tea before the ceremony begins (while waiting for the other guests to arrive), plus sake during the meal portion of the ceremony.
A powdered green tea called "maccha."