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The '''Klingon Tea Ceremony''' s a test of courage. The participants ingested [[tea]] brewed from a poisonous [[plant]] and recited [[poetry]] to each other. [[Worf]] stated that this was to teach that "[[Death]] is an experience best shared."
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The '''Klingon Tea Ceremony''' is a test of courage. The participants ingested [[tea]] brewed from a poisonous [[plant]] and recited [[poetry]] to each other. [[Worf]] stated that this was to teach that "[[Death]] is an experience best shared, like the tea."
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The tea used was lethal to [[Human]]s, and mildly [[poison]]ous to [[Klingon]]s as well. However, [[Doctor]] [[Katherine Pulaski|Pulaski]] successfully completed the ceremony by treating herself with an [[drugs and treatments|antidote]] before the ceremony commenced. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
   
The tea used was lethal to [[Human]]s. However, [[Doctor]] [[Katherine Pulaski|Pulaski]] successfully completed the ceremony by treating herself with an [[drugs and treatments|antidote]] before the ceremony commenced. ([[TNG]]: "[[Up the Long Ladder]]")
 
   
 
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Revision as of 20:50, 23 May 2013

Tea ceremony

The Klingon tea ceremony.

The Klingon Tea Ceremony is a test of courage. The participants ingested tea brewed from a poisonous plant and recited poetry to each other. Worf stated that this was to teach that "Death is an experience best shared, like the tea."

The tea used was lethal to Humans, and mildly poisonous to Klingons as well. However, Doctor Pulaski successfully completed the ceremony by treating herself with an antidote before the ceremony commenced. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")