How did you plan out your big day? I've seen many find this too hard and make the tea ceremony the day before or after but I'd like it to fit all on one day as per tradition.
My Partner and I are planning on travelling japan in 2023 at end of March/ beggining of April for 3 weeks. I will be putting on a rough itinary closer to the time for some advice.
I have always wanted to partake in a tea ceremony (possibly with dinner) to meet a Geisha/Maiko.
I tried looking back on here to see if many people have done it and I couldn't seem to find anything.
Just curious if anyone could give me tips or previous experiences how to go about it ? Etc.
Found this website but wasn't sure how legit it is and if they are true/proper Geishas/Maiko. [Tea Ceremony ] (https://mai-ko.com/)
I am quite aware that it is expensive so we don't particularly have a budget for this experience as for me it will be once in a lifetime experience.
When ayanokoji said he play piano and do calligraphy and tea ceremony we thought he was cracking a joke
But in Y2v4.5 he played la fรผr elise on expert level
I think we will get events in the upcoming volumes where he show that he is really good at calligraphy and tea ceremony
And maybe in Y2v6, his classmates ( matsushita, mi-chan and sato) will praise him because he did well in the maid cafe
And i have theory that the person who wrote that paper and putted it near horikita in Y2V4 is ayanokoji himself, because the handwriting was beautiful and ayanokoji did calligraphy in the past
What do you think?
My fiancรฉ's parents are Cantonese and initially seemed fine with the very non-traditional approach. They didn't want us to spend money on a big wedding so we're essentially eloping at a small venue with just our immediate families. Then we'll have a private room for lunch at a Cantonese restaurant. He's the youngest child but the first to get married so it's still a big deal to them even though they don't want all the frills of a regular wedding.
I'm not very familiar with the traditions of a Chinese wedding and neither is my fiancรฉ (he's an ABC). His mom surprised us with red envelopes and a jewelry set the last time we visited. She mentioned something about the tea ceremony and how we have to do it but I don't know how she wants it done. The wedding is in less than 2 weeks. I thought the jewelry and red envelopes were given during the tea ceremony. I know I have to wear it on our wedding day, but it's red and gold jewelry which won't match my wedding dress (I could wear the ring that came in the set so at least I'm wearing one of them in the beginning). I was thinking of buying a cheongsam to match the jewelry and wear it during our lunch. Should we ask the restaurant if we can hold a quick tea ceremony in the private dining room we reserved? What is expected of us, especially me, when it comes to Chinese wedding traditions?
I know we have to clarify things with his parents, but I want to get some advice so I know what to ask them. The problem is that my fiancรฉ's parents don't speak much English and it's hard to communicate. He can speak Canto well enough, but he says he doesn't know how to translate certain things like this to his parents.
Hello, I tried many a Google search but have come up empty-handed. I was wondering if I can employ the expertise of the Reddit community. I was wondering if anyone knows how to find a traditional tea ceremony to attend. I've found very little information on where one could attend this very interesting cultural ritual. Any ideas? Have any of you attended one?
Thank you
Hello, all!
I'm something of a newbie to tea, but I've been drinking tea off-and-on for about four years now. I've just landed an apartment of my own and would like to take my interest in Chinese/Japanese culture (viz, my practice of Zen/Ch'an and Daoism) to a new level not currently possible in my current living space.
One of the things I'd love to do is host Chinese Tea Ceremonies (ๅๅคซ่ถ, or ่ถ้) and be able to brew and offer tea to guests and visitors. With this in mind, I am looking for resources on how to properly perform the Chinese Tea Ceremony as well as recommendations for online stores that sell loose-leaf tea in bulk at a reasonable price. (This is my first apartment, and I'll likely need to work two jobs to be able to afford it without draining all my savings.)
Does anybody have any resources for these?
Thank you in advance!
Hello,
I've been a student of the Omotesenke school of tea for almost 7 years now. I'm still a rank beginner, of course. Is there anyone else out there who is a student of tea? My school or another school?
My Sensei is wonderful and I do video classes with him once a week (he isn't local) but it would be great to have somebody to practice with, or even come sit in on a class once in a while so I have a person to serve tea to, who knows something about tea ceremony. I'm in Vernon, and immunocompromised, so I'd need somebody who is vaccinated, but I have the tatami and most of the dogu! :D
If anyone who studies (or has studied) tea ceremony would like to get together, please let me know! We can share some tea and maybe practice together.
Bao's wedding dress was beautiful, but tea ceremony dress was amazing. Fit was insane. Embroidery was insane. The hat (?) headdress (?) was beautiful. I loved that whole scene. Johnny looked pretty snazzy too.
Producers, I want to see more of that and less pointless drama.
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With the revelation that Chinese... humanitarian equipment has been used by Communist rebels in India friendly to China, relations between Beijing and New Delhi have turned sour. In light of our strategic goals and to rebuild the tense relationship, Zhou Enlai requests a meeting with either the Indian Foreign Minister or Prime Minister Nehru himself to discuss matters.
For context, my (31f) fiancee Drake (33m) is half-Chinese and I am white. We are getting married in August. My fiancee also has a brother Josh (29m) whom he is fairly competitive with. Like fiancee was pretty angry and ranted to me that Josh got engaged at the only a short time after him because he's younger and should have waited a couple years more. For additional context, his brother's fiancee Mindy (27f) is Chinese (more accurately, they're apparently Malyasian-Chinese but her and her family still respect a lot of the old Chinese traditions).
We met up for lunch recently with their parents (Audrey 55f and Walter 58m) (we're all vaccinated) and Josh and Mindy discussed that they were going to have a Chinese tea ceremony at their wedding. Josh is REALLY into reclaiming his Chinese heritage to the point where he practices a form of ancestor worship despite being an atheist (he claims and I believe him that this is for cultural reasons) whereas Drake...is really not. I'm not trying to say he's fully white or some nonsense like that and obviously he definitely has some Chinese culture from his father but he's never been full of angst like Josh has (according to Drake anyways). We had been planning our wedding for most of the year that shall not be named and NOT ONCE did Drake mention anything about a tea ceremony. I didn't even know it was a thing. But Walter was really touched by Josh putting in a tea ceremony and started talking excitedly about it.
But after that brunch, Drake became obsessed with the idea of having a tea ceremony at our wedding. I genuinely think he only wants it because Josh is having it and because their Dad was super into the idea. If I felt he really cared about it and he had brought it up at the beginning of the wedding planning, it would be a no-brainer. But we've already made a lot of arrangements and while I know it can be put in, it feels weird to try and shift things around for what feels like a last minute desire. I think it might also have to do with Walter since Drake really cares about pleasing him and making him happy. It also feels a bit gross to have this really important ceremony just so that he could compete with his brother.
I brought this up and told Drake we weren't going to have a tea ceremony for the reasons I've outlined. Drake got really upset and told me that "he's Chinese too." Now I'm wondering if I've missed something and I'm the asshole after all.
Edited: Thank you all for your insight! Given what has been discussed here, I think I was overthinking things a bit. Thanks to your help, I have resolved the issue. :) I am removing sensei's response now, to protect her privacy. Thank you all for your help!
Edited to add: Sensei's response.
Reposting this as my original post was deleted by the mods for having a title that was too vague:
Please help! During a messenger (originally I put email, but it was Facebook) conversation with my Tea Ceremony Instructor, I think I said something offensive/impolite. I've been speaking Japanese for a whole, but there are a LOT of subtleties (and a ton of words/kanji) that I don't understand. I'm afraid I phrased something incorrectly or used a verb combination that came across as impolite/condescending/someotherterriblething as the tone of her replies has changed. To paraphrase my first post, I know just enough Japanese to get myself into major trouble.
Sensei is extremely important to me. If there is anyone here would would be willing to help me analyze the messages, either here or via PM, and help me draft my reply, I would be extremely grateful. I want to make this right. Here is the offending message:
~ๅ ็ใใ่ฟไบใใใใจใใใใพใ๏ผๅฐใๆ ่กใใฆใฎใง้ ใใฆ่ฟไบใๆธใใฆใใพใใใใใใชใใใ ๆฅๆฌใฎๆนใๅธฐๅฝใซใชใฃใฆใซ่ชญใใงใโๅคงๅคใงใใญโใฎๆฐๆใกใจๆใใพใใใใณใญใใใฟใชใใใซใใใใใงใใญใ ๅฐใ่ณชๅใใใฃใฆใฎใงใใใ่ถใฎใ็จฝๅคใฏไฝๆใซใฏใใพใใพใใใใใ9ๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใซ๏ผใจใในใคใฎใใใใใใใในใใฎ็ฉใฏใใใพใใใ๏ผ ใธใงใคใณใในใใใจไผใฃใฆใๆฅฝใใฟใงใใ ๏ผใใฎใกใใปใผใธใๆธใใฆๅฐใใใใใใใฎใงใใใใใฎ้้ใใใใฆๆใใพใใใใใใชใใ๏ผ ใๆฐใใคใใฆใๅคงไบใซใใ ใใใพใใ
Hello,
I've been a student of the Omotesenke school of tea for almost 7 years now. I'm still a rank beginner, of course. Is there anyone else out there who is a student of tea? My school or another school?
My Sensei is wonderful and I do video classes with him once a week (he isn't local) but it would be great to have somebody to practice with, or even come sit in on a class once in a while so I have a person to serve tea to, who knows something about tea ceremony. I'm in Vernon, and immunocompromised, so I'd need somebody who is vaccinated, but I have the tatami and most of the dogu! :D
If anyone who studies (or has studied) tea ceremony would like to get together, please let me know! We can share some tea and maybe practice together.
