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Japanese tea ceremony at the home of Reverend and Mrs. Gyomay M. Kubose, Chicago, Illinois
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Film negative frame numbers, descriptions: 0-1, observing the scroll in door at the Japanese tea ceremony at home of Rev. Gyomay M. Kubose and his wife Mine ("Minnie") Somi Kubosi, 4645 N. Racine, Chicago; 2-5, posing for picture, participants: Ms. Joyce Kubose Evans (Joyce Kubose), hostess (light kimono); Ms. Peggy Tokimoto, second guest (medium kimono); Mrs. Sobi Kubose, main guest (dark kimono); 6-8, hostess brings in sweet, okashi, to guests; 9, hostess brings in utensils to make tea; 10-25, preparing the tea; 26-30, as tea is prepared, guest begins to eat sweets; 31-33, waiting for tea; 34, main guest excuses herself to second guest for being the first to drink tea; 35, main guest thanks hostess for making tea; 36-37, main guest drinks the tea.
The Japanese tea ceremony is preparing, serving, and drinking tea in a ritualistic and ceremonial way where it is used to promote wellbeing, mindfulness, and harmony. The tea itself is a powdered green tea called matcha. The purpose of the Japanese tea ceremony is to create bonding between the host and guest and also gain inner peace. The tea ceremony is very important in Japanese culture because it used to be practiced only by the elite zen monks and noble warlords for most of history.
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