| During once-in-a-lifetime events, such as ceremonies involving marriage, sakurayu is used in place of green tea because tea is used in the saying 'cha o nigosu,' which has the meaning of glossing over something or making things look right only on the surface and therefore gives green tea a negative image. |
見合いや婚礼などの一生を決める祝いの席では、その場だけ取り繕ってごまかす意味の「茶を濁す」ことを忌み嫌うことから、祝いの席ではお茶を用いず、代わりの飲み物として桜湯を用いることが多い。 |