The Elegant Tea Ceremony

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Today, there are many cultures in Japan. The tea
ceremony is a most important traditional Japanese cultural event. It developed to create a calm and wonderful atmosphere. First, the tea ceremony is drinking tea and eating Japanese sweets in a Japanese-style room. Green tea is the most popular tea in Japan, and it is used in the traditional ceremony. However, other varieties of tea are also popular such as Dan cha, Matcha, and Ho-ji cha. People think Dan cha is the oldest type of green tea. This tea and Ho-ji cha came from China. Matcha is made of green tea. Second, The tea ceremony is based on four special" kanji ". (Kanji means a Chinese character.) It consists of "wa, kei, sei, jaku "."Wa" means harmony, "kei" means respect, "sei" means purity, and "jaku" means tranquility. My mother said that the word is
very important for Japanese people. Third, my mother practiced lessons in the tea ceremony for a long time until she got married to my father, so I have done it once. My impression was that it was very boring when I was 12 or 13 years old because the movement is simple and Matcha tastes very bitter. Now, I think that the simple movement is very beautiful. Finally, In my opinion, Tea ceremony lets people become composed. Drinking tea and talking to someone in the Japanese style room while looking around the scene is very tasteful. People can
also enjoy sight. Almost Japanese sweets are designed for many different kind of shapes. For example, There is animals, flowers, and things that it is related to seasons. The Tea ceremony is indispensable for traditional Japanese culture. Japanese people will be proud of the tea ceremony in the future.