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 ====== A "Tea Ritual", Really? ====== ====== A "Tea Ritual", Really? ======
  
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 Tea has, [[wp>Tea#Tea_culture|for thousands of years]], put people together in a setting where they feel cozy, hydrated and stimulated. Tea is more than just a beverage!  Tea has, [[wp>Tea#Tea_culture|for thousands of years]], put people together in a setting where they feel cozy, hydrated and stimulated. Tea is more than just a beverage! 
  
 //According to sources (tm)//, tea actually tastes better when you don't drink it alone, but share it! ;)) //According to sources (tm)//, tea actually tastes better when you don't drink it alone, but share it! ;))
  
-The House of Tea is based on principles of self-organization and DIY. You are free to come anytime and use our resources (hot water, tea leaves, tea pots, tea cups, trays, etc.) the way you like! There is no right or wrong.+The House of Tea is based on principles of self-organization and DIY. You are free to come anytime and use our resources (hot water, tea leaves, tea pots, tea cups, trays, etc.) the way you like! There is no right or wrong way.
  
 Yet, over the years, one method of sharing the tea has proven to be particularly comfortable and efficient, and contributed to giving wonderful occasions for people to discover new things about tea, enjoying relaxed and stimulating discussions, while meeting new friends. Yet, over the years, one method of sharing the tea has proven to be particularly comfortable and efficient, and contributed to giving wonderful occasions for people to discover new things about tea, enjoying relaxed and stimulating discussions, while meeting new friends.
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 It is a inspired by the traditional [[wp>Gongfu_tea|Chinese Gong Fu Cha]] ritual, in a much simplified version, fit for Camps and other lo-tek settings: It is a inspired by the traditional [[wp>Gongfu_tea|Chinese Gong Fu Cha]] ritual, in a much simplified version, fit for Camps and other lo-tek settings:
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-<WRAP box 350px round right>**Important tip:** The tea-sharer should announce to participants whether the tea served **contains cafeine or not**! Not everyone reacts the same way to the wonderful molecule... Also the cafeine content is usually higher during the first brews, so a 4th or 5th flush of a green tea can be considered //almost// as non-caffeinated...</WRAP> 
  
 ==== The "Tea-Sharer" ==== ==== The "Tea-Sharer" ====
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 +<WRAP box 350px round right>**Important tip:** The tea-sharer should announce to participants whether the tea served **contains cafeine or not**! Not everyone reacts the same way to the wonderful molecule... Also the cafeine content is usually higher during the first brews, so a 4th or 5th flush of a green tea can be considered //almost// as non-caffeinated...</WRAP>
  
   * A **tea-sharer** (or tea-host, tea-operator, etc. some of us prefer not to use the traditional term of "tea master", for obvious reasons...) prepares in order to **pour tea for an entire table** of participants and then more:   * A **tea-sharer** (or tea-host, tea-operator, etc. some of us prefer not to use the traditional term of "tea master", for obvious reasons...) prepares in order to **pour tea for an entire table** of participants and then more:
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   * The tea-sharer picks a table, brings the tray there, and sits there comfortably.   * The tea-sharer picks a table, brings the tray there, and sits there comfortably.
  
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 ==== Nice Clean Cups for Everyone ==== ==== Nice Clean Cups for Everyone ====
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   * Fresh, clean cups are distributed to whoever around the table wishes to drink some tea. Some are kept for further use when new-comers will join. One is kept for tea-sharer themselves, one to receive the tea strainer once the tea has been infused.    * Fresh, clean cups are distributed to whoever around the table wishes to drink some tea. Some are kept for further use when new-comers will join. One is kept for tea-sharer themselves, one to receive the tea strainer once the tea has been infused. 
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 <WRAP box 400px round left>**Super-nice Guest pro-tip:** Participants or passers-by can help the tea-sharer by offering them to re-fill their thermo bottle with hot water, collect discarded cups and depose them in the pre-wash for [[dishwashing]], or bring fresh/clean cups to the table. More on [[How to help]].</WRAP> <WRAP box 400px round left>**Super-nice Guest pro-tip:** Participants or passers-by can help the tea-sharer by offering them to re-fill their thermo bottle with hot water, collect discarded cups and depose them in the pre-wash for [[dishwashing]], or bring fresh/clean cups to the table. More on [[How to help]].</WRAP>
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