{IN PERSON} Setsubun: Dispelling Demons & Welcoming Spring

Name: {IN PERSON} Setsubun: Dispelling Demons & Welcoming Spring
Start: 2026-01-24T11:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-01-24T12:30:00-07:00
Location: Ritualcravt

Schedule

Sat Jan 24 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Ritualcravt | Wheat Ridge, CO

PLEASE READ: This class is IN PERSON. TICKETS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE. Class fees are non transferable, we stick to the student agreements agreed upon during registration. Please ensure you are able to attend the scheduled class time.

Translated literally as “seasonal division,” Setsubun is the traditional Japanese festival that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring according to the Japanese lunar calendar (usually between February 2-4). It is most well known for the ritual of mamemaki, in which soybeans are thrown to purify the home of oni and misfortune. In this class we will look into the historical origins of the festival, how it is practiced today and the various symbolism associated with the holiday. Participants will go home with a recipe for ehomaki, the sushi roll traditionally eaten during Setsubun, and a small bundle of soybeans for them to use in their own personal mamemaki rituals.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Akemi is a Nikkei storyteller, writer, teacher and visual/experiential creative. She has familial roots in Taiji-cho, Wakayama-ken, the neighborhood of Asakusa in Tōkyō-to and Terminal Island. She is the founder of Little Well Studio, an atelier driven by the principles of preservation, healing and education. Her work actively nurtures traditions and stories through the visual/creative arts, embodiment practices and engagement. Akemi’s artistic and spiritual path is deeply informed by her upbringing within the Japanese cultural art of karate-do from the age of three and her experience as a kata athlete. She describes karate-do as her ethnic and spiritual identity in motion, at the intersection of tradition, ancestral wisdom and modern identity. Akemi views ancestral work as a living, breathing relationship with those who have come before and traditions as a way to dialogue with the past.