National Tea Day
April 21
There is nothing more classically British than afternoon tea, which makes National Tea Day, April 21, a wildly popular occasion in the country.
This love of tea dates back centuries and this fondness seems to only get stronger with time! National Tea Day’s slogan is “Brew More. Do More.” The vision is to inspire special moments with #Tea. Working with a variety of partner companies throughout the year, they desire to bring tea drinkers, tea servers and the entire tea industry together.
It’s relatively common knowledge that we have the Chinese to thank for tea, but it was actually a Portuguese woman named Catherine of Braganza who popularized the beverage in England. In 1662, Catherine married King Charles II. Her dowry included several crates of loose leaf tea, which she continued drinking every day in the U.K. The royal court quickly adopted the tea-drinking process, including aristocrats.
Henry James, author and nominee for a Nobel Prize in Literature, once said, “There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
National Tea Day celebrates the world’s second favourite drink — only to water — so heavily stemmed in everyday culture so each of us can learn and revel in its drinking experience!
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