Tea Ceremony
Today, I attended my first traditional tea ceremony, organized by Nagura San and performed by her student Sawada San. The ceremony took place at Nagura San’s ocha seki, a room specially designed for the practice of this ancient ceremony brought by the Japanese priest Eisai (1141-1215) when he returned from Buddhist studies in China. The experience is a truly exceptional one, which perfectly demonstrates the exquisite sophistication of the Japanese culture. Following two cups served by our host, Jacques-Alexandre and I got to prepare our own cups, learning along the way that we will need quite a bit of practice before we could serve anything worthy of even the most humble guest. As a point of reference, Sawada San has been studying the art of the tea ceremony for over twenty years. Many thanks to Nagura San and Sawada San for this mazing experience.
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