Stock Photo - CANADA, TORONTO, 02.03.2013, Japanese women participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony during the Haru Matsuri Spring Festival. The hostess uses a napkin to purify the items before serving tea to her guests. The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called chanoyu or chado. The manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called temae. Zen Buddhism was a primary influence in the development of the tea ceremony. The elements of the Japanese tea ceremony are the harmony of nature and self cultivation, and enjoying tea in a formal and informal setting. - TORONTO, ONTARIO, Canada, 02/03/2013