Cercul ,,Prietenii Japoniei '': Ceremonia Ceaiului - Maestru de ceai din Kyoto

Vineri, 14 octombrie a fost o zi deosebita pentru noi si pentru pentru multi altii care au reusit sa isi faca timp pentru un eveniment deosebit, cu care putini au sansa sa se intalneasca in intreaga viata. Am avut onoarea sa avem alaturi de noi un grup de japonezi din orasul Kyoto, fosta capitala a Japoniei timp de 1075 de ani si actuala capitala culturala a Japoniei, oameni de cultura, ucenici ai maetrului de Ceremonia Ceaiului, doamna Setsuko Onizuka, insotiti in Romania chiar de catre dansa.

Acesti oameni de cultura s-au deplasat in Romania pentru a oferi iubitorilor de cultura japoneza sansa sa ia parte la un eveniment cultural japonez autentic. Vineri, 14 octombrie am luat parte la Ceremonia Ceaiului, demonstratie facuta de ucenicii doamnei Setsuko Onizuka, ce a oferit explicatii publicului pe masura ce Ceremonia se desfasura, astfel incat publicul participant sa poata intelege ceea ce se intampla in fata propriilor ochi.

Ceremonia in sine a fost una extraordinara, adusa aproape de perfectiune, cum era de asteptat de la niste maestri ai culturii si ai Ceremoniei Ceaiului.

Mai mult, imaginea vizuala a fost adusa la superlativ, prin imbracamintea traditionala autentica si deosebit de frumoasa purtata de catre grupul de japonezi, dar si de catre domnisoara Minodora Buta, care a avut rolul de moderator si traducator in cadrul evenimentului.

A fost un bonus bine-venit, o adevarata parada de culoare si de perfectiune care a incantat multe priviri.

La finalul ceremoniei, doamna Onizuka a stat la dispozitia publicului pentru a raspunde la intrebari. Am aflat cu totii astfel lucruri noi, despre frumusetea simplitatii, despre casa de ceai, despre caligrafia si florile aflate in tokonoma, timp in care publicul a fost servit cu ceai verde pentru ceremonie, matcha, si cu prajitura din fasole si castane.

De asemenea, fiecare participant a primit cadou cate un origami, o camasa si un cocor zburator de hartie, ca amintire a acestui eveniment.

In final publicul s-a aratat extrem de multumit, incantat si entuziasmat, fapt care i-a facut si pe oaspetii nostri din Tara Soarelui-Rasare multumiti ca au reusit sa transmita publicului ceea ce si-au dorit. Le vom ramane adanc recunoscatori pentru sansa pe care ne-au oferit-o.

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Friday, 14 October was a very special day for us and for many others who managed to make time for a unique, once in a lifetime event. We had the honour to have some special guests, a group of Japanese who came from Kyoto, the ex capital of Japan for 1075 years and the actual cultural capital of Japan. The group have as their main interests and activities Japanese traditional culture and they are the pupils of Tea Ceremony master, Ms. Setsuko Onizuka, who also followed them to Romania.

The purpose of the group’s visit to Romania was to offer to the people who share an interest in Japanese culture the chance to take part to an authentic Japanese cultural event. Thus, Friday, 14 October, we were witnesses to a Tea Ceremony demonstration, perfected by Onizuka-sensei’s pupils, while their master was giving indications to the public so as to be able to understand exactly what was going on in front of their eyes.

The Ceremony in itself was extraordinary, brought close to perfection, as expected from masters of culture and Japanese Tea Ceremony. Moreover, the visual image of the event was enhanced by the Japanese traditional apparel worn by the Japanese and also by Ms. Minodora, who had the role of moderator and translator for the event. The kimonos and obis were extremely beautiful, literally giving the event a shade of parade of colour and perfection, which was a blessing for many watchers.

At the end of the ceremony, Ms. Onizuka answered any questions that the public might have had. Therefore we found out new things, about the beauty of simple things, about the traditional teahouse, about the calligraphy and flowers that can be found in the tokonoma, while the public was offered traditional ceremonial green tea called matcha, and traditional bean and chestnut cake. Furthermore, each participant got two origami figures as a present and memento for the event.

In the end, the public was extremely happy, thankful and enthusiastic, making our guests from Japan satisfied for they managed to transmit to the public what they wanted to transmit. We remain thankful for the chance that they offered to us.

Va multumim pentru participarea in numar mare la evenimentele noastre si speram ca ati reusit sa adaugati inca o piesa puzzle-ului culturii japoneze. Vrem sa va informam ca la cererea voastra, grupul din Kyoto a acceptat sa faca pentru noi inca o demonstratie de Ceremonia Ceaiului, asa cum am anuntat si la evenimentul de sambata. De asemenea, avem onoarea sa fim incantati si cu alte elemente culturale japoneze de catre invitatii nostri japonezi.

Cu aceasta ocazie va anuntam ca saptamana aceasta in ceainaria cu specific japonez “Sakura” vor avea loc urmatoarele eveimente:

- Marti, 18 octombrie, incepand cu orele 16:00, Ziua Culturii Nipone care va cuprinde urmatoarele:

- Ceremonia Ceaiului, avand alaturi de noi pe maestrul de ceai, dna Onizuka Setsuko;