Tea Ceremony
Nowadays, many Japanese practice the tea ceremony (Jap. Chanoyu; also designated simply as Tea) according to various agendas. Because Tea avails itself of traditional Japanese architecture, gardening, dress, and food, some seek in Tea their national and cultural identity, especially vis-à-vis the West. Because of the Taoist/Buddhist background of Tea, some practice it as a form of Zen meditation. There are also some who bring to Tea their antiquarian interests in collecting Tea utensils and in studying their use in Tea. They tend to go to tea ceremonies for the esthetic pleasures they provide. Whatever their agenda, the modern Japanese practice Tea as an important social event from which they draw a sense of national and real or desired socio-economic belonging.
An Anthropological Perspective on the Japanese Tea Ceremony
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Russian Tea Ceremony
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The Chinese Tea Ceremony
CHA-NO-YU, The Tea Ceremony
Tea Ceremony and Tea History
Tea Ceremony Links
