etiquette for a Japanese tea ceremony:
- 1 host/ hostess
- 4 guests (1 being the main guest)
- guests have to be dressed in Kimonos or in formal western clothes
- never show up late
- should be silent through ceremony, communication should only happen through body language.
- guests have to pay attention to the host
Utensils needed for a Japanese tea ceremony:
- cushions/chairs
- hot water
- tea
- tea bowls
- cloth
- whisk
- tea spoon
- Guests walk through the tea garden and clean their hands in a water basin.
- guests approach the teahouse; before crawling through a small entrance, they take off their shoes; inside they sit down on cushions or chairs.
- the host bows before entering the tea-room
- host brings in utensils and places them around the hearth
- host sits in front of the hearth, where water is heated
- host rinses the bowl before powder and water can be mixed
- host puts 3 spoons of powdered tea in bowl
- host pours hot water over powder, and the mixture has to be stirred until it becomes frothy
- Tea is first served to the main guest
- main guest bows to fellow guests to apologize for being the first to drink
- main guest takes the bowl
- proper way of holding the tea bowl is to put it on the palm of let hand and protect it with right hand
- main guest drinks and the empty bowl is returned to the host
- host wipes the bowl with the linen cloth and prepares tea for other guests
some teas have been found to help with cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Tea also appears to have antimicrobial qualities in it. The different kinds of teas are Green tea, white tea, and black tea. White tea is unfermented and study shows that unfermented tea's help more with cancer. Black tea is made with fermented tea leaves, black tea's reduce the risk of a stroke and help damaged lungs due to smoking. Green tea is made with steamed tea leaves, green tea helps with clogging of the arteries and burns fat.
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