{"id":392,"date":"2019-06-26T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peipsimaamuuseum.ee\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:51:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:51:16","slug":"ivan-tsai-teejoomistseremoonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peipsimaamuuseum.ee\/en\/ivan-tsai-teejoomistseremoonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivan Chai Tea Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TEA CEREMONY \u2013 6 euros per person (includes tea, old-believers\u2019 sweet and introduction of manners).<\/p>\n

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The ancient fireweed tea ceremony, also known as the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ivan Chai tea brewing ritual,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0takes place either outdoors with a samovar heated by cones, or in the museum with an electric samovar. The ceremony is led by an instructor wearing a headscarf required by local custom. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Baranka<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>s, cookies and boiled sugar are served. The instructor shall teach you the local ways \u2013 starting from how to hold the saucer, how to serve yourself boiled sugar and how to sip tea out loud from your saucer. Next to tea, we\u2019ll talk about drinking culture \u2013 the history, importance and healing qualities of fireweed and the making of boiled sugar and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>kalganovka<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Number of participants: 5 \u2013 50 people, larger groups will have 2 instructors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time: ~1 hour<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Drinking of tea<\/h3>\n

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Old Believers\u00b4sweets<\/h3>\n

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Tea Ceremony<\/h3>\n

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