壺中日月長

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:

http://www.the350degreeoven.com/2012/06/pastries-pies/yomogi-daifuku-or-kusa-mochi-japanese-mugwort-mochi-with-red-bean-filling/

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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Shogatsu

和気満山川

Wa Ki Yama Kawa ni Mitsu

Harmonious energy fills mountains and rivers.

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Hosts
– 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

Hosts – Anthony – TJ Guest – Lindsey 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

Host – Marius Guests – Rebeca – Michelle – Helena – Diana 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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