Preparing a bowl of tea

Slurping Tea and other good manners!

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February 18th 2013
{Anna} We went to a friends house for a tea party and some lunch. We had to leave our shoes at the entrance. We sat on the floor. It was actually warm and comfortable. I asked Dad why our friends didn't have a sofa. I helped to make the tea. It was green and we drank it from a bowl. Dad was making rude 'slurping' nois ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more