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The Iwaya Poinsettia Festival 2025 brought together 170 ikebanists from 23 countries in a virtual celebration of connection, creativity, and shared humanity—united by a single flower.
On December 13, the results of the Iwaya Poinsettia Festival 2025 were shared, marking the close of a quiet but deeply meaningful global collaboration within the ikebana community.
As winter settles in across the Northern Hemisphere, many cultures turn inward and gather around traditions that bring light, reflection, and connection. From Diwali and Bodhi Day to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year celebrations around the world, the poinsettia has become a shared symbol of the season—one that transcends geography, language, and culture.
This year’s virtual exhibition reflected that spirit beautifully.
The 2025 Poinsettia Festival brought together 170 participants from 23 countries, connected largely through word of mouth—friend to friend, country to country.
Each arrangement was unique, yet collectively they formed something larger: a visual expression of how ikebana creates community, even across great distances.
Ikebana Iwaya Fund described the experience as a privilege—both to promote and to support the ikebana community worldwide—and expressed heartfelt gratitude to every ikebanist who participated and to those who helped spread the invitation.
The festival’s closing video reminds us that this was not only a celebration of a seasonal flower, but a celebration of artists validating one another.
In ikebana, we often speak of Ma—the space between branches that holds unseen energy. The Iwaya Fund beautifully captured this idea, noting that between each arrangement exists something intangible yet deeply felt.
Between each poinsettia:
Peace.
Joy.
Love.
The complete Poinsettia Festival 2025 exhibition, including four celebration videos, can be viewed on the Iwaya Fund website:
👉 Iwaya Poinsettia Festival 2025
https://www.ikebanaiwaya.org/poinsettia-2025.html
Thank you to the Ikebana Iwaya Fund for creating and holding space for this shared experience, and to every ikebanist who contributed their work and their voice.
Moments like this remind us that even simple acts—offered with care—can connect us in meaningful ways.
Joe Rotella
Associate Second Term Master
Ohara School of Ikebana
