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A tea ceremony is an Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
n ritualised
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
 form of making tea
Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
. The term generally refers to the Japanese tea ceremony
Japanese tea ceremony

What is commonly known in English as the Japanese tea ceremony is called chanoyu or also chado or sado in Japanese....
. One can also refer to the whole set of rituals, tools, gestures
Mudra

A mudra is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudras involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers....
, etc. used in such ceremonies as tea culture
Tea culture

Tea culture is defined by the way tea is made and consumed, by the way the people interact with tea, and by the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking....
.

Specific examples of the tea ceremony include:








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A tea ceremony is an Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
n ritualised
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
 form of making tea
Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
. The term generally refers to the Japanese tea ceremony
Japanese tea ceremony

What is commonly known in English as the Japanese tea ceremony is called chanoyu or also chado or sado in Japanese....
. One can also refer to the whole set of rituals, tools, gestures
Mudra

A mudra is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudras involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers....
, etc. used in such ceremonies as tea culture
Tea culture

Tea culture is defined by the way tea is made and consumed, by the way the people interact with tea, and by the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking....
.

Specific examples of the tea ceremony include:

  • Chinese tea culture
    Chinese tea culture

    Chinese tea culture refers to the methods of preparation of tea, the equipment used to make tea and the occasions in which tea is consumed in China....
    • Gongfu tea ceremony
      Gongfu tea ceremony

      A gongfu tea ceremony or kung fu tea ceremony is a type of Chinese tea ceremony, a Teochew and Min Nan way of preparing tea with great skill....
  • Japanese tea ceremony
    Japanese tea ceremony

    What is commonly known in English as the Japanese tea ceremony is called chanoyu or also chado or sado in Japanese....
  • Korean tea ceremony
    Korean tea ceremony

    The Korean tea ceremony or darye is a traditional form of tea ceremony practiced in Korea. Darye literally refers to "etiquette for tea" or "day tea rite" and has been kept among Korean people for a few thousand years ...
  • Taiwanese tea culture
    Taiwanese tea culture

    In Taiwan most people drink tea, and tea is not only a drink, but also a culture. Many people visit one of the numerous traditional teahouses or "tea-art" shops, located all over Taiwan....