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Travel Info i'm incorporating the chinese tea ceremony for our parents during the dinner reception at our wedding. any ideas for music to play on the background? Travel Tips Significance of the Tea: Tea is probably used because it is China鈥檚 national drink and serving it is a sign of respect. Using tea is practical because not everyone can drink alcohol. Lotus seeds and two red dates are used in the tea for two reasons. First, the words 鈥渓otus鈥?and 鈥測ear,鈥?鈥渟eed鈥?and 鈥渃hild,鈥?and 鈥渄ate鈥?and 鈥渆arly,鈥?are homophones, i.e. they have the same sound but different meanings in Chinese. Secondly, the ancient Chinese believed that putting these items in the tea would help the newlyweds produce children early in their marriage and every year, which would ensure many grandchildren for their parents. Also, the sweetness of the special tea is a wish for sweet relations between the bride and her new family. Serving the Tea: On the wedding day, the bride serves tea (holding the teacup with both hands) to her parents at home before the groom arrives. She does this out of respect and to thank her parents for raising her. The tea at this time does not need to have the lotus seeds or dates, and the bride does not need the assistance of a 鈥渓ucky woman.鈥?She pours and serves the tea by herself without the groom. Traditionally, after the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds serve tea (holding the teacups with both hands), inviting the groom鈥檚 elders to drink tea by addressing them by formal title, e.g. first uncle or third aunt. The general rule is to have the woman on the left side and the man on the right side. The people being served will sit in chairs, while the bride and groom kneel. For example, when the newlyweds serve tea to the groom鈥檚 parents, the bride would kneel in front of her father-in-law, while the groom would kneels in front of his mother. The newlyweds serve tea in order, starting with the groom鈥檚 parents then proceeding from the oldest family members to the youngest, e.g. the groom鈥檚 parents, then his paternal grandparents, then his maternal grandparents, then his oldest uncles and aunts, and all the way to his older brother. In return, the newlyweds receive lucky red envelopes (鈥渓ai see,鈥?which means 鈥渓ucky鈥? stuffed with money or jewelry. The helpers, who are usually women blessed with a happy marriage or wealth and chosen by the fortune teller or bride鈥檚 mother, also get lucky red envelopes stuffed with money from those being served. These envelopes are placed on the platter which holds the teacups. ______ Congratulations on your engagement. I wish you a very long and happy marriage. Source(s): http://www.chcp.org/wed2.html http://www.ehow.com/how_5989_have-chines... Other Travel Tips just pick something soft and floaty, like flutes or maybe one of those nature cds with streams or rivers background music. Try the music section of your local Walmart or Target. Since the tea ceremony is very sacred chose music that isnt fast or attention getting. You want the ceremony to be center stage. :) good luck! get the chinese music with no vocals. I have the perfect thing. Go to Chinasprout.com and search for "Music for Tea Time." It's a CD w/Chinese instrumental tunes. I have it myself, it sets the perfect mood but is not obtrusive. Good luck w/the wedding! P.S. Below is the link to the product. http://www.chinasprout.com/htm/shop.html... |
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