Tea or Sake Ceremony (Chinese and Japanese Tradition)
It is part of the wedding ceremony for the couple o present their parents with tea (in China) or sake (in Japan), to show respect and o represent the new family bond. In a traditional Chinese ea ceremony, the bride serves ea with sugar to the groom and his family, the sweetness representing a wish for sweet relations. Japanese couples each drink three sips for three sake cups, hen offer he rice drink to both sets of parents.