Tea is a wonderful and adored drink for everyone. Both adults and children love him. To get acquainted with the traditions of tea drinking, you can spend a themed evening at school and in kindergarten. Even in the office it is quite acceptable to arrange an interesting tea gathering. After all, most adults remain children in the shower. They are not averse to having fun and learning something new about tea.
Tea theme
Theme nights are wonderful in that they bring together those present, allow you to have fun and relax. Such a meeting of friends is conducted as follows: the designated facilitator asks questions and puzzles about tea. And in between, he tells interesting facts about this wonderful drink. All this takes place at a table set for tea drinking, on which buns, bagels, cakes and, of course, a samovar with tea are displayed.
Riddles about tea: ordinary and rhymed
Acquaintance with the history and traditions of tea drinking begins with the presenter asking the participants a riddle question: who knows in which country the custom to drink tea originated? If the evening is spent for schoolchildren or pre-schoolers, then it is best to ask the kids a riddle before this question;
In the cold we walked -
Both froze and tired.
To keep warm, pour
Fragrant strong ... (tea)!
This is followed by a short lecture on where the tradition of drinking a tasty and aromatic drink originated.
Interesting Facts
Children and adults can be told that the tradition of tea drinking originated in China. Once, a very long time ago, more than 5 thousand years ago, a Chinese emperor settled down to rest under tea bushes. He ordered the servants to warm him drinking water. As the water cooled in the bowl, a breeze rose, and leaves flew from the swaying branches of the bush. Several of them fell into the ruler’s cup. The emperor was a curious man, he did not take out the leaves from the cup, but decided to check what would come of it. When the water cooled to a warm state, he drank it and was extremely surprised by the changed taste. Plain water acquired a delicate aroma and pleasant astringency. In addition, the emperor even felt more cheerful. This was immediately noted. Since then, China has a tradition of brewing and drinking tea.
Continuation of the evening - funny puzzles
Next, the facilitator asks the question: “Does anyone know why this drink is called tea”? This interesting riddle makes children think that any name has its own background, the history of origin. The facilitator may ask one of the assistants to deal with the answer. This may be the child who prepared the answer in advance at home. He talks about the fact that once our Russian people were engaged in trade with the neighbors who inhabited the northern Chinese provinces. At that time, tea with its excellent properties was already discovered by the aforementioned emperor. So, the Chinese not only drank it daily, but also sold it to the peoples of other countries. They called him cha-e. Our name has adapted and taken root as "tea." Since then, the drink has become a favorite and revered by all.
And this is not all the riddles about tea. Further, since we were talking about the tea drinking tradition that has now appeared on Russian soil, the host talks about how we began to brew and infuse the drink in our samovars. A fairly large period of time in each self-respecting family, he was considered a mandatory attribute of the table. And now is the time to recall the ridiculous riddles about tea in the form of entertaining poetic lines written by modern authors:
On the table is brilliant,
Fat-bellied, real
Steam is pouring out from under the lid.
- Hello, uncle, samovar!
I came to visit, meet!
In a cup, pour me strong ... (tea).
Continuation of a story
So, puzzles about tea continue. When did the plant from which the drink is made begin to be grown in Europe? After all, at first it was produced only in China. And this was preceded by a whole detective story. Once, an Englishman, sneaking deep into the Chinese province, managed to spy and find out the secret of tea processing, which, incidentally, was quite complicated. In addition, he also stole tea seeds. After this story, Europeans were also able to grow and process tea in their colonies.
Awakening students' interest in history helps to rally the classroom team. After each serious lecture, the presenter again switches to funny puzzles. Thus, children have the opportunity to relax and take a break. For example, a riddle about a mug for tea, more precisely, about a lot of mugs:
Important for tea drinking
Sweets, cakes, cheesecakes
And definitely needed
For delicious tea, large ... (mugs).
And at the end of the evening, the host tells the children about the benefits of tea. What a unique aroma give essential oils and acids useful for the stomach, which are in the drink. How invigorates and stimulates the body this divine product. Indeed, it is tea among all medicinal plants that is in one of the first places, as it improves digestion, relieves fatigue and activates mental activity. And how many vitamins in tea!
And so that the tea party ends on a fun wave, the leading one is finally presented with a riddle about a tea bag:
If guests come to us
I take it by the tail.
I pour the boiling water
I dip it with my head.
The benefit from him is great.
What's this? A bag ... (tea).
On this happy note, everyone sits at the table and drinks fresh tea, biting it with delicious gingerbread cookies and buns.