Japanese Tea Ceremony
By: Alex Rocha
Step 1
This tea ceremony will be in honor of the
sun, so it must be done while the sun is
out and shining directly over you. This is
so that your celebration can be done in
maximum sunlight.
 Inviting the guest will be the first step.
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Step 2
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The guest will walk through the garden
and wash their hands before entering the
house.
Step 3
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They will then take their shoes off and
bow before entering the home to show
their respect.
Step 4
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The host will then lead the guest to the
room where the ceremony will take place.
It must be a room where enough sunlight
enters the room so that you do not need
any light on and the only light source you
are using is the sun.
Step 5
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The guest will sit on a yellow and red mat
representing the sun’s colors, and the host
will bring out all of the utensils needed for
the ceremony.
Step 6
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The guest will then sit in front of the
water heating source and watch as the
host pours the water into the tea bowl.
The host then stirs the tea bag around
four times since the sun is believed to be
4 billion years old.
Step 7
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The filled tea bowl will then be tapped
three times since there are three letters in
the word sun.
Step 8
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The guest will drink their tea.
Step 9
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After their tea is finished, the host will
then wipe the bowl clean and pour some
more tea in it and leave it outside for the
sun to evaporate it. It is seen as a way
for the sun to drink some tea as well.
Step 10
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The guest will then get up and bow to the
host as a sign of thanks and exit.