TEA-SERVING ETIQUETTES
1.New acquaintances etiquette Ceremonial acts in teaism include bowing, stretching out the hands, and other culturally symbolic acts. Taeteaites have created their own tea-serving etiquettes, including bowing, hand-stretching, and other culturally symbolic acts,which can be otherwise summarized as new acquaintance etiquette, benediction etiquette and veneration etiquette. To be acquainted is to befriend one another. New acquaintance etiquette is a tea etiquette through which relationships are established (see right figure). Standard procedure of the new acquaintance etiquette is as follows: Hold the cup in the right hand, with the thumb and forefinger at the sides, and the middle finger propping up...