壺中日月長
kochū nichigetsu nagashi
Sacred time/place, found at the bottom of a jar
-or-
Days and nights are long inside the jar (this is more literal)
Hosts
Jiku/Poem
拈華微笑（nen ge mi shō）literally means “holding a flower, subtly smiling.”
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Sweets
sakura mochi
Recipe:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/sakura-mochi/
hanami dango
Recipe:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/hanami-dango/
kusa mochi
Recipe:
Koan/Poem:
Decorate the heart of the beholder,
for the Buddha of the flower hall
is nowhere else.
Master Yodo
Excerpted from: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women – edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
Associated study materials:
Tea room map showing calendar aligning Hana Matsuri and nijiri-guchi:
https://www.chanoyudecoded.com/writings/april-in-japan-following-elephants/
Photo of Hana Mi Dō
Hosts
Hinamatsuri
Jiku
Hana wa kurenai, ha wa midori
(Flowers are red, leaves are green)
花ハ紅, 葉ハ緑
-or-
花紅, 葉緑
Alternatively: yanagi wa midori, hana wakurenai (willows are green, flowers are red)
柳ハ緑、花ハ紅
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Guest:
福
fuku
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
Nihongi – English translation by W.G. Aston
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson
Otafuku sake cup https://www.chanoyudecoded.com/setsubun-and-otafuku/
For more of Palmer Sensei’s talks, writings, and photographs, visit Chanoyu Decoded at: https://www.chanoyudecoded.com
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Hosts:
Shogatsu
和気満山川
Wa Ki Yama Kawa ni Mitsu
Harmonious energy fills mountains and rivers.
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– Marius
– TJ
Omotesenke Guest Etiquette
Zengo
無事是貴人
buji kore kinin
non-attachment creates nobility
Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KH8KcFqTzCI
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Guest
A conversation about how preparing and hosting Tea based on local culture can lead to the discovery of the bounds appropriate for your Tea, and lead to inspiration to explore other elements of the seasonality of Tea.
Poem:
開門多落葉
kai mon raku yō o-oshi
-or-
mon wo hirakeba, raku yō o-oshi
Opening my door, leaves piled up
-or-
Opening my door, only leaves
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Guests
Information referenced:
– Mizusashi pirouette: https://youtube.com/shorts/Vhs2qtVsEuA
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A detailed walkthrough of the guest etiquette of Urasenke. Useful both for the Urasenke practitioner who wants to brush up on the details and also for students of other schools who want to prepare for an event.
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Tsukimi – Moon Viewing
Poem
Jiku – Master Kidō
掬水月在手
Mizu o kiku sureba/ tsuki te ni ari
I scoop up water and the moon is in my hands
Enlightenment Poem – Chiyono: also known as Mugai Nyodai (1223-1298)
tonikaku ni/ takumishi oke no/ soko nukete/ mizu tamaraneba/ tsuki mo yadorazu
With this and that I tried to keep the bucket together, and then the bottom fell out. Where water does not collect, the moon does not dwell
– Translation, Merle Kodo Boyd, 2013.
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