Spring Break
International forum hosts tea party
Youngchi Chang/ Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/21/05 Section: News
"Actually, I didn't know well how to make the tea until preparing for this forum," Arai said.
Arai learned how to perform the Japanese ceremony from the Internet and Ebina's grandmother, who was a teacher at the Urasenke, which is a top school in Japan that has taught the ritual for more than three decades. The students gathered and prepared information about the Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
This presentation was a chance for guests to experience the unique ceremony first hand.
"(The green tea) wasn't bitter," said Doug Robinson, a senior marketing major. "I enjoyed it lot and was able to learn what Japanese culture is like. It was very great," he said.
However, the tradition has faded. Although many young people in Japan still drink the tea, they do not make the tea in the traditional way.
"My grandparents' generation drank the tea everyday," Arai said. "The old people have tried to keep the tradition, but today's people just use disposable tea-bags because (the traditional way) takes much time and needs patience."
Arai learned how to perform the Japanese ceremony from the Internet and Ebina's grandmother, who was a teacher at the Urasenke, which is a top school in Japan that has taught the ritual for more than three decades. The students gathered and prepared information about the Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
This presentation was a chance for guests to experience the unique ceremony first hand.
"(The green tea) wasn't bitter," said Doug Robinson, a senior marketing major. "I enjoyed it lot and was able to learn what Japanese culture is like. It was very great," he said.
However, the tradition has faded. Although many young people in Japan still drink the tea, they do not make the tea in the traditional way.
"My grandparents' generation drank the tea everyday," Arai said. "The old people have tried to keep the tradition, but today's people just use disposable tea-bags because (the traditional way) takes much time and needs patience."
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