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Panevezys Correction House22 September 2014

Panevezys Correction House

Afternoon event “Tea drinking traditions”

On the 22th of September inmates of the Panevezys Correction House, participating in

the project „Taste of freedom“, gathered together for a warm and interesting afternoon

event called „Tea drinking traditions“. Herbalist Mrs. Dalė Petraitienė and Mr. Antanas

Skindzera, master of tea drinking traditions, offerred their help in organizing this

event. They talked about tea drinking ceremonies, when various specific texts are

read in order to stop thinking ant keeping mind „here and now“.

The guests told the prisoners about the beginning of tea drinking traditions in China

and how those traditions made a huge influence on various cultures ant customs.

According to Mr. Antanas Skindzera, during the tea drinking ceremony all titles ant

weapons were left outside the door and all attention was concentrated in tea drinking

philosophy and self-analysis.

All feelings, such as vision, touch, taste, sense of smell ant hearing, are very strong

and active during the ceremony. What do we all need, is to take some time for

ourselves, for silence, for being „here and now“...

During this tea drinking event inmates had a possibility to taste tea of healing herbs

(nettle and mint) and to relax, concentrate ant calm their mind.

Afternoon event “Tea drinking traditions”

On the 22th of September inmates of the Panevezys Correction House, participating in

the project „Taste of freedom“, gathered together for a warm and interesting afternoon

event called „Tea drinking traditions“. Herbalist Mrs. Dalė Petraitienė and Mr. Antanas

Skindzera, master of tea drinking traditions, offerred their help in organizing this

event. They talked about tea drinking ceremonies, when various specific texts are

read in order to stop thinking ant keeping mind „here and now“.

The guests told the prisoners about the beginning of tea drinking traditions in China

and how those traditions made a huge influence on various cultures ant customs.

According to Mr. Antanas Skindzera, during the tea drinking ceremony all titles ant

weapons were left outside the door and all attention was concentrated in tea drinking

philosophy and self-analysis.

All feelings, such as vision, touch, taste, sense of smell ant hearing, are very strong

and active during the ceremony. What do we all need, is to take some time for

ourselves, for silence, for being „here and now“...

During this tea drinking event inmates had a possibility to taste tea of healing herbs

(nettle and mint) and to relax, concentrate ant calm their mind.