Meaning of la palabra tatami by Jimeno Álvarez

Mats known as tatami ( do? ) ( Word originally meaning " folded and stacked " ) they are a very characteristic of Japanese houses traditional element. They were traditionally made with woven straw, and packing with this same material. Currently they can also be made with expanded polystyrene although, at least in Japan, is not the most common. The edge of each mat is covered with Brocade, or simply with dark green fabric.An always tatami mat are the same size and shape, and indeed provide the module from which derive the rest of proportions of Japanese traditional architecture. The size of a room is determined by the number of tatami that could contain. The shops are traditionally designed to measure 5.5 mats. The tea room and tea houses are often 4, 5.Las traditional dimensions of carpets were set at 90 cm by 180 cm by 5 cm. 90 Cm by 90 cm half mats are also manufactured. Fixed size, the traditional Japanese buildings are built in multiples of 90 cm. It should be mentioned, too, that Kyoto carpets and other regions in the West of Japan are slightly longer than the Tokio.Existen various rules for the number and placement of the tatami, since that is said if you do not have good attract bad luck. They should never be located in grid, must either match anywhere, three or four corners of mats.They were originally a luxurious accessory for the wealthy, at a time that almost all Japanese are formed with a compacted earth floor. The tatami are associated with Japanese traditions such as the tea ceremony. Japanese modern homes tend to have at least one room with tatami to carry out such ceremonies, entertain guests, or simply relax.