A '''tea ceremony''' is a ritualized form of making tea. Tea ceremonies are common in China, Japan, Korea and, far less ritualized, in Great Britain. The [[Japanese tea ceremony]] is very sophisticated and although influenced by the [[Chinese tea ceremony]] different in many ways. Initially, tea ceremonies where formalized way of making tea but but turned, especially in Japan, to a form of meditation. | A '''tea ceremony''' is a ritualized form of making tea. Tea ceremonies are common in China, Japan, Korea and, far less ritualized, in Great Britain. The [[Japanese tea ceremony]] is very sophisticated and although influenced by the [[Chinese tea ceremony]] different in many ways. Initially, tea ceremonies where formalized way of making tea but but turned, especially in Japan, to a form of meditation. |