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Tea ceremony snacks: 1. Powdered, bitter, frothy, green tea. 2. Sweets such as little rice and bean cakes 3. There is a long Chinese version of the tea ceremony were one meal and two tea servings were served and it took almost half a day, but Rikyu (a Buddhist practitioner) modified it to a forty-five minute ceremony History of Chado 1. Tea was brought to Japan in 7th century, from southern China. 2. Centuries later, a famous student, Do-gen, went to China and brought back utensils and info on tea ceremonies. Then he founded a Buddhist temple and held tea ceremonies there. 3. The popularity of tea and Chado was spread throughout the court. Regular people drank it just for flavor and people started developing Chado, which had a lot to do with Buddhism. Tea utensils 1. Tea utensils include flowers, scrolls, and food 2. They all have to be appreciated 3. People use them to sharpen their senses and take advantage of times when there are pleasant things to be seen and smelled and everything else pleasant. Rules for guests at tea ceremonies 1. Tea guests must appreciate all utensils like flowers and scrolls and food and write thank you notes a few days afterwards 2. Tea guests have to drink all of the tea and have to drink it from the side of the bowl 3. Tea guests must arrive on time to avoid frustrating other guests while they wait and must remove their shoes before they enter. Hosts will provide slippers. Why people drank tea: <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">1. People originally drank it for its flavor <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">2. People discovered healing powers and used it for that <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">3. Eventually it was used for tea ceremonies when it came to the court people <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Was used by monks as substitute for alcohol. Tea ceremony rituals: <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">1. Guests kneeled in a row on the floor and host put sweets in front of them and then left room. <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">2. Host returned with tea utensils and poured tea while guests ate sweet and watched, guests compliment on sweet. <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">3. Guests take three sips of tea out of side of bowl, then compliment on tea. <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: middle;">4. A couple days later guests write thank you notes to host of tea ceremony. History of tea ceremony
 * 1) Came from China and used to be half a day long
 * 2) Revised to as little as 45 min
 * 3) Japanese women had to practice the tea ceremony as one of the polite attainments
 * 4) Lu Yu became the first secular priest for this Way of Tea

Chado tea origionally came from China. Do-gen, the apprentice of a man who wrote a book about the spiritual powers of tea named Eisai's, came back from China. He basically brought Chado with him. He brought back tea utensils and instructions for tea ceremonies. When he came back, a whole new way of thinking was brought to the light, and people liked it. He brought back the concepts of purity, harmony, respect, and tranquility. People who practiced Chado had to believe these and concentrate on them every day, therefore relieving stress and worries every day. As for tea ceremonies, you could have tea during them! People believed that a bowl of tea could relieve your stress and worries and allow you to escape the world for a while. This is why it became so popular.

People, when tea first came to Japan, drank tea just for the flavor and stress relieving powers. Everyone could drink it and everyone wanted to drink it. Then they discovered its healing ability. It could help heal sicknesses! This made for a good story and a lot more people healed. When it reached the court officials, however, they started making tea their own. After Do-gen came back, tea ceremonies were coming into use, and the court officials made it official that they would use green tea. Now very few peasants were drinking green tea, but at least some people were enjoying it.

The Japanese Tea Ceremony originally came from China. The Chinese ritual took up to almost half of a day. However, it was modified by a Buddhist practitioner name Sen-no Rikyu to a forty-five minute event. The Tea Ceremony soon became an event with many rules of etiquette and politeness. The Tea Ceremony remains an important event in modern day Japan. The Tea Ceremony has specific rules for those who attend one. Everything is planned out and designed to be simple. Before entering the tea room, guests will wash their hands by scooping water with a bamboo dipper. The guests come into the room and kneel in a row on the floor. The host sets down sweets in front of them and then leaves the room. The host comes back with tea utensils such as a tea bowl. The host starts pouring the tea into the bowl as the guests eat a sweet and watch. The guests politely compliment on the sweets. The tea is passed around and each guest takes three sips of it. They politely compliment on the tea. A couple of days after the tea ceremony, the guests write thank you notes to the host. There is much more detail in the rituals of the Tea Ceremony, such as you have to enter the room with your right foot and leave with your left, however these are the major points. There are specific rules at the Tea Ceremony for the guests. The guests must appreciate all utensils used in the Tea Ceremony such as the flowers, scrolls, and food. They must also write thank you notes to the host a few days after the Tea Ceremony, as mentioned in the above paragraph. Each guest drinks three sips of tea, and all of the tea must be drunk. Guests must also drink from the side of the tea bowl, rather than drinking from the front. Guests must also always arrive on time for the Tea Ceremony, for it is impolite to frustrate the other guests while they wait for them. Another major requirement for the guests is to remove their shoes before entering the tea room. The host should provide slippers for the guests. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: middle;">There were three main utensils that the Japanese used in a tea ceremony. The three utensils were usually flowers, scrolls, and food. All the utensils had to be appreciated equally. For example, you can’t treat the scroll with more respect than the flower. People used the utensils to sharpen their senses and take advantage of times when there are pleasant things to be seen and smelled. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: middle;">During the tea ceremony, snacks were served. The snacks included powdered, bitter, frothy green tea. Also, sweets such as little rice and bean cakes were served. There is a long Chinese version of the tea ceremony were one meal and two tea servings were served and it took almost half a day, but Sen-no-Rikyu (a Buddhist practitioner) modified it to a forty-five minute ceremony, as mentioned in the above paragraphs. That is how the Japanese version of the tea ceremony came to Japan.

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