Tea party

A tea party is a formal, ritualized gathering for the small meal called afternoon tea.

Formal tea parties are often characterized by the use of prestige utensils, such as porcelain, bone china or silver. The table is made to look its prettiest, with cloth napkins and matching cups and plates. In addition to tea, larger parties may provide punch, or in cold weather, hot chocolate. The tea is accompanied by a variety of foods that are easy to manage while in a sitting room: thin sandwiches, such as cucumber or tomato, cake slices, buns or rolls, cookies, biscuits and scones are all common.

History

Formal teas

The afternoon tea party was a feature of great houses in the Victorian and Edwardian ages in the United Kingdom and the Gilded Age in the United States, as well as in all continental Europe (France, Germany, and above all in the Russian Empire). The formal tea party still survives as a special event, as in the debutante teas of some affluent American communities.

In the older version, servants stayed outside the room until needed. Writing in 1922, Emily Post asserted that servants were never to enter the room unless rung for, to bring in fresh water and dishes or to remove used dishes. This was partly due to the rigidity of social convention at the time, but it also reflected the intimate nature of the afternoon tea. Proving the truth of 18th-century author Henry Fielding's quip that "love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea", the custom of banning servants from the drawing room during tea shows the hostess's desire to encourage free conversation among her guests. Most of the formalities of that age have disappeared, particularly since World War II, when economic changes made household servants a rarity, but afternoon tea can still provide a good opportunity for intimate conversation and a refreshing light meal.

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Tea Party

A tea party is a formal and ritualized gathering for afternoon tea.

Tea party or Tea Party may also refer to:

Politics

  • Philadelphia Tea Party (October 16, 1773), an incident in which a British tea ship was intercepted by American colonists and forced to return its cargo to Great Britain
  • Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773; Boston, Massachusetts), political protests by American colonists
  • Chestertown Tea Party (May 1774; Chestertown, Maryland), political protests by American colonists
  • Edenton Tea Party (Edenton, North Carolina), political protests by American colonists
  • Boston Tea Party (political party), a U.S. political party named after the Boston Tea Party of 1773
  • Tea Party movement, an American political movement

    • Entertainment

  • The Tea Party (band), a Canadian rock band
  • "Tea Party" (song), a song by Estonian recording artist Kerli from the album Almost Alice
  • Tea Party (play), a play written by Harold Pinter, adapted from his own 1963 short story of the same title

    • See also

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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    Tea Party protests

    The Tea Party protests were a series of protests throughout the United States that began in early 2009. The protests were part of the larger political Tea Party movement.

    Among other events, protests were held on:

  • February 27, 2009, to protest the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) U.S. financial system bailouts signed by President George W. Bush in October 2008, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 stimulus legislation signed by President Barack Obama;
  • April 15, 2009, to coincide with the annual U.S. deadline for submitting tax returns, known as Tax Day;
  • July 4, 2009, to coincide with Independence Day;
  • September 12, 2009, to coincide with the anniversary of the day after the September 11 attacks;
  • November 5, 2009, in Washington, D.C. to protest health insurance reform;
  • March 14–21, 2010, in D.C. during the final week of debate on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    • Most Tea Party activities have since been focused on opposing efforts of the Obama Administration, and on recruiting, nominating, and supporting candidates for state and national elections. The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, whose principal aim was to protest taxation without representation. Tea Party protests evoked images, slogans and themes from the American Revolution, such as tri-corner hats and yellow Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags. The letters T-E-A have been used by some protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already".

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