Vineri, 6 ianuarie, a fost o zi deosebita pentru Ceainaria Sakura si pentru Cercul “Prietenii Japoniei”, dat fiind faptul ca am avut onoarea sa folosim pentru prima data si pentru prima data in acest an, ustensilele de ceai primite de la dna Onizuka Setsuko, maestru de ceai din Kyoto, in luna octombrie a anului 2011.
Hatsugama, in limba japoneza, este un cuvant compus din hatsu (primul, prima) si gama – o modificare fonetica a cuvantului kama, care denota vasul in care se incalzeste apa pentru Ceremonia Ceaiului. Astfel, hatsugama ar insemna in limba romana prima kama, sau prima folosire a kama, mai exact prima incalzire a apei in acest vas, care fiind folosit in exclusivitate pentru Ceremonia Ceaiului, rezulta in prima Ceremonie a Ceaiului.
Daca grupul de la Kyoto, condus de Onizuka-sensei, ne-a facut o demonstratie de Ceremonia Ceaiului ca la carte, realizata in totalitate de ei, de aceasta data ceremonia a fost deschisa publicului, oricine a dorit sa ia parte pe platforma la aceasta avand sansa sa o faca. A fost o experienta unica pentru multi dintre participanti, care au gustat ceaiul verde matcha pentru prima oara, sau chiar au vazut un astfel de eveniment pentru prima oara.
Chiar daca stilul dlui Katsutaro Kawai, maestrul de ceai in acea seara, a fost unul personalizat, acesta a deschis intre discutii initiativa invatarii acestei arte de catre oricine, astfe incat sa poata fi adusa aproape de perfectiune.
Din respect fata de persoanele care au facut ca Cercul „Prietenii Japoniei” sa dispuna de aceste vase si ustensile de ceai, de o valoare enorma, dl Katsutaro Kawai si Cercul „Prietenii Japoniei” doresc sa sustina orice doritor sa invete arta de a servi ceaiul in stil ceremonial japonez, astfel incat aceste ustensile sa nu „doarma” ci sa „traiasca” printre noi mai departe.
La finalul Ceremoniei Ceaiului, multi dintre participantii la eveniment au ramas la evenimentul Tea Party care a urmat dupa. Majoritatea participantilor fiind imbracati in kimono, am facut foarte multe poze.
Am savurat de asemenea ceai japonez si am povestit despre diverse teme culturale japoneze, mai cu seama despre societatea si mentaliatea japonezilor, despre honne si tatemae, folosind in tot acest timp numele japoneze imaginare alese pentru a ne adresa unii altora.
A fost o experienta interesanta si educativa pentru multi dintre noi, atat Ceremonia Ceaiului, cat si Tea Party. Cu siguranta ca ne vom aminti cu placere de aceasta seara si asteptam cu nerabdare urmatorul eveniment de acest gen, unde vom incerca sa fim mai buni si mai priceputi in deslusirea tainelor Ceremoniei Ceaiului.
Friday, 6th of January was a special day for Sakura Teahouse and for Japan’s Friends Club, since we had the honour to use for the first time and for the first time this year, the Tea Ceremony utensils that we received from Ms. Onizuka Setsuko in October 2011.
Hatsugama, in Japanese, is made up of the word hatsu (the first), and gama – a phonetic derivate of the word kama, which is the recipient in which the water for the Tea Ceremony is heated. Thus, hatsugama would mean the first kama, or the first use of kama, more precisely the first heating of water in this recipient, which is used exclusively for Tea Ceremony, the meaning resulting in the first Tea Ceremony.
If the group from Kyoto, led by Onizuka-sensei, made a perfect demonstration of Tea Ceremony, where they were the only participants to the ceremony per se, this time the ceremony was opened to the public, whoever wanted to participate being able to do so. It was a unique experience for many of the participants,, who tasted matcha green tea for the first time, or they even saw such an event for the first time.
Even though Mr. Katsutaro Kawai’s style, the tea master of that evening, was rather personalized, he opened, between other discussions, the initiative of learning the art of serving tea by anyone, so as to be brought close to perfection. Out of respect for the people who made it possible for Japan’s Friends Club to own such valuable tea ceremony utensils, Mr. Kawai and Japan’s Friends Club are willing to support anyone willing to learn how to serve tea in a Japanese ceremonial way, so as the utensils do not “sleep”, but “live on” among us.
At the end of the Tea Ceremony, many of the participants remained for the Tea Party event that followed. Since the majority of the participants were dressed in kimonos, we took a lot of pictures. We also drank Japanese tea and talked about diverse Japanese culture related topics, especially about the Japanese society, about honne and tatemae, all this time using the fictional Japanese names that we chose to address to ourselves.
It was an interesting and educational experience for many of us, the Tea Ceremony as well as the Tea Party. We will surely remember with pleasure about this evening and we are waiting for the next event of this kind, where we will try to be better and more proficient in discovering the secrets of the Tea Ceremony.
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