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Discover The Joy of Tea Pets
TEA TIME COMPANIONS
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Discover the joy of tea pets, one that is steeped in ancient China and dates back hundreds of years.
Dating back to 14th century China, this ceremony uses tea pets to bring good luck to the tea drinker. These tiny creatures are made mainly of Zisha (Yixing purple clay). This clay is porous and absorbs the natural oils from tea.
It is important to care for and feed your tea pet. During the Gong Fu tea ceremony, the pets are nourished by pouring leftover tea over them. This can be the hot water used to warm up the teaware, the water used to rinse the tea leaves, or any leftover steeped tea.
Nuture Your Pet
It is believed that your tea pet will gradually develop a soul as more tea is poured on the creature. The tea pet will develop an aroma and color change if the clay is unglazed. Please take care of your tea pet similarly to a Yixing teapot. You may rinse it with water, but do not use soap or detergent.
Never Drink Alone
To discover the joy of owning a tea pet means you will never drink tea alone because they are always there to keep you company. Many tea lovers have tea pets for good luck. These are most commonly pigs, toads, elephants, dragons, as well as certain Buddhist characters.
Tiger Tea Pet $29.99 USD/$41.03 CAD
Deer Tea Pet $29.99 USD/$41.03 CAD
Rabbit Tea Pet $29.99 USD/$41.03 CAD
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit based on the Chinese zodiac. Rabbit ranks fourth in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac signs. The years of the Rabbit include 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023.
According to Chinese astrology, rabbits are predicted to be gentle, quiet, elegant, and alert as well as quick, skillful, kind, patient, and very responsible, sometimes reluctant to reveal their minds to others and having a tendency to escape reality, but always faithful to those around them.
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