International Tea Day is all about drinking a cup of tea. There are many types of tea available these days that you can enjoy. These include Kashmiri kahwa, ginger tea, onyx tea, ronga tea, masala tea, lemongrass tea, green tea, chamomile tea, etc. If you like homemade tea, invite your friends or close ones to a tea party. You can give them a variety of teas, or you can make homemade Kadak tea.
However, there are many variations of tea as well. Its taste is also different in every form. Every person drinks tea in a special way with a different taste. There are also variations in the methods of making tea in different regions. Many people who did not drink tea during the corona epidemic, are now drinking ginger, long and black pepper tea to increase immunity. Some call it immunity booster zinger tea, some masala tea. Some like black tea and some like green tea. However, most people drink hard tea made by boiling tea leaves with milk and sugar. But it must be said that the story of tea is very interesting.
Let us know the history of International Tea Day. International Tea Day has been celebrated since 2005. Earlier tea growers used to celebrate this day on 15th December. But in the year 2015, through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, a proposal to officially celebrate International Tea Day was placed in the United Nations. Which was recognized on 21 December 2019 and 21 May was declared as International Tea Day. After which International Tea Day was celebrated for the first time on 21 May 2020. Since then International Tea Day is being celebrated on 21st May. India has been associated with becoming International Tea Day from 15 December to 21 May. Surprised, what is the matter after all? So let us tell that India has an important role behind this. Because India has given tea its right. One thing that is considered very common in the world is the habit of drinking tea of Indians.
Some call it addiction, some call it a dose of life. But you hardly know that till about two years ago, International Tea Day was celebrated all over the world on 15th December and now it is being celebrated on 21st May. In fact, tea producing countries around the world have been celebrating International Tea Day every year on 15 December since 2005. Because till then it was not recognized by the United Nations. In this regard, the Government of India took a big initiative and proposed to officially celebrate International Tea Day in 2015 through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. which was accepted. After this, the United Nations passed a resolution resolution on December 21, 2019 and declared May 21 as International Tea Day. Tea is produced by many countries but India is second in this matter. But India ranks first in terms of consumption of tea. The popularity and acceptance of tea in India can be easily gauged from the fact that about 30 percent of the world’s highest total production of tea is consumed here.
Tea is also the basis of livelihood of thousands of people, the largest production of tea in the world is in the continent of Asia. In which countries like India, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kenya are included. In these countries, drinking this tea is in common practice from daily routine to celebrations. Its biggest feature is that it is easily available and at very low cost. In Northeast India also thousands of people work in tea gardens. Their livelihood is dependent on tea. For this, it is very important to have a smooth business management. So that, the tea growers and the poor people of the plantations can meet the cost of their hard work.
International Tea Day is celebrated to create awareness about safe working conditions of tea plantation workers, fair trade and a sustainable environment to improve the production of tea. The Tea Board of India had planned this day with the hope that it would become an official holiday for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
According to a study conducted by the Tea Board of India in 2007, about 80 percent of the total tea produced in India is consumed by the domestic population. All consumers have the right to seek answers about the tea we consume and ensure fair prices for tea workers. We can also demand that the process of manufacturing should also be kept transparent.
For your information, let us tell you that the first International Tea Day was organized in 2005 in Delhi, the capital of India. In the year 2015, the Government of India proposed to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to expand this day globally. This day is celebrated in the month of May as it is the month of the year at which tea production starts in most of the countries.