From ancient to modern times around the globe, tea drinkers have practiced distinctive “tea rituals.” Elaborate routines accompanying tea drinking followed colonists from Europe to America – making the rejection of tea in the face of unwanted taxes all the more consequential. Modern day tea rituals may not follow the strict guidelines of a ceremony, but they still provide us with a sense of structure, comfort, and familiarity. Learn from tea traveler, researcher and writer Katrina Munichiello about some of the colorful tea rituals in Boston’s history. We’ll see that while the details may have changed, the spirit of tea rituals has remained the same. Image: Michel-Barthélémy Ollivier [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Katrina joined GBH in 2023. She manages the EXPLORE GBH member publication and supports newsletter and annual report production, writes for gbh.org, and curates gbh.org/food. She has 15 years of experience as a writer, proofreader, copy editor, and fact checker. and is a member of GBH's IDEA Council. In her spare time, she is a volunteer with a number of community organizations and recreational sports teams and is a founding member/vice president of a new nonprofit supporting local theater in her community.