Sadou

 

Sadou actually originated from China, nearly 900 years ago. But in China itself, according to a story sensei / teacher, Sadou successor is no longer there. You could say, Sadou already extinct. While in Japan, Sadou a hereditary art.

Japanese tea or Sadou has its own ordinances. When drinking tea, sitting position in a way by bending the knee, such as sitting during prayer. Called seiza.Tea ceremony is also equipped with flowers and calligraphy.

To take a cup or bowl also has rules. Although complicated, but it does not make us bored. it makes us fun, anyway. Everyone who participated in the Sadou has its own name.
Oshokyaku = The first guest, who sat right next to us.
Gozikyaku = second guest
San kyaku = third guest
Yon kyaku = fourth guest
Otsume = last guest who sat the most recent.

Before you start drinking tea, we must request permission in advance to the friends beside us while saying "osakini itadakimasu".Its mens I'm first. Okey. Our next guest will say "dozou"its mean is let's please .After that, we requested permission to the person who made ​​tea for us to say "chodai"(I want one). The person will answer "dozou" or simply bowed or nodded.

Then, we lift the cup is rotated clockwise dambil. Position from the direction of three o'clock, the hour of six, then nine. After that, the tea drink. Finished tea, we rotate the cup counter-clockwise, the direction of three o'clock.

After drinking tea, playing bowls and round again.
After us, there is a second guest will drink tea. He also offers us saying "mo ippuku ikaga desuka". That's means, how about a cup or bowl again.Then, we answer "kekko desu" ( it is enough).

Here are some names of tools that are used in Sadou:
Okama = water heaters
Mizu sashi = container of clean water for ocha
Koboshi = a container used to wash the tea
Onatsume = glass place ocha
Syaku = ocha ocha to sado
Cha cents = tool for stirring the tea
Hisyaku = canting water
Senshu = fan
Kaishi = place okashi / food for tea
Kashi= cookie cutter left
Ojiku = calligraphy
Ikebana= flower arrangements.

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