do chinese weddings have tea
Tea does exist in Chinese weddings and it plays an important role in weddings.
In Chinese weddings, tea is not only a beverage, but also an important symbol of etiquette. Tea ceremonies at weddings include “serving tea” and “handing over tea”. Offering tea means that the couple will offer tea to both parents at the wedding to express their respect and gratitude to their elders. Handover tea is when the bride and groom drink a cup of tea together on their wedding day, symbolizing that they have tied the knot and will spend their lives together.
In addition, the use of tea in weddings has its own specific cultural background and symbolism. For example, when serving tea, the couple needs to serve the tea cup with both hands, and it is impolite not to use one hand or place the hand on the rim of the cup or even dip it into the cup. The choice of tea is also very delicate, usually choosing traditional Tieguanyin, Longjing or Biluochun, etc. Diet tea cannot be used because diet tea is unlucky in weddings and means less blessings.
In conclusion, tea is not only a drink in Chinese weddings, but also a cultural symbol and expression of etiquette, reflecting the respect for elders and the desire for a better life.
How to Do a Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony
♥️ Chinese wedding of the tea ceremony process details ♥️
🫖The tea ceremony is the most important traditional ceremony in a Chinese wedding. Through the tea ceremony, the couple expresses their respect to their own parents and each other’s parents and thanks for the many years of parenting.
👉 pre-preparation:
1️⃣ Kneeling mat / Kneeling pillow
During the tea ceremony, most couples will prepare two red kneeling cushions, if you have grandma or mom’s wedding handed down naturally better, there is a good meaning of inheritance. You can also choose to buy your own, “happy”, “good luck”, “happy ending” and other patterns are good choices. We can have a wide variety of choices in both wedding supply stores and the almighty Somebodys!
2️⃣ Double happiness tea set
In the choice of tea set, generally use the old-fashioned gaiwan tea form, the color is best plain or festive monochrome, and at the same time to avoid the appearance of longevity characters, solo dragons, pines and cypresses and other patterns, the tea ceremony session will generally have a special photographer to record, so you can not be sloppy on the choice of tea set, remember to always use the red teacups suitable for weddings, can not be replaced by red paper cups or white paper cups. This set of Chinese tea set in addition to the use of tea toast, but also a couple of newlywed symbolic tokens. If you have a large family, you may want to count the number of people to prepare more teacups.
3️⃣ Tea Material Selection
Tea can be made from ordinary Iron Goddess of Mercy or Pu’er. Put a pair of unpeeled lotus seeds in each cup of tea to represent the joy of tying the knot, and then put a pair of red dates to represent good luck and early births to signify a good omen.
As long as you prepare the above items, you can easily handle the tea ceremony!
Said so much to tea session notes, I hope that everyone’s wedding in the tea session can learn from the previous lesson, repeat the same thing must not happen again, years later, recall the situation of your wedding day, I wish everyone harvest is full of happiness