I learned how to do a tea ceremony when I was little because my mom sent me to live with my cousin in Japan when I was four, lived there till I was 13
and she told him to send me back
, but the Tea Ceremony is for special family or religious occasions. Now it's used more non-chalantly, like at special events, (i.e. school fundraisers, cultural exhibits, etc...)You can pour your own tea if you're the host in your own home
, but when at a restraunt, the server pours the tea for you, or if you are a guest. It's very disrespectful to pour your own tea if you are a guest in someone's home.
