During a tea party, after the dishes go around from the guest of honor to the last guest and hassun is served, the host joins the guests and a drinking party starts, and after eating the sweets there is a break time when the guests leave to go to the reception room, and then return to where they were at the signal of a gong.
茶席においては主客より詰まで順次取り回し、八寸が出てのち亭主が同席して杯事がなされ、菓子ののち中立ちとなり、客はいったん待合へ退き銅鑼の合図で再び席入りするのが本来である。