Sumo Wrestlers Strive To Make Babies Cry During Annual Japanese Festival

kilgore9012 Published 04/30/2019 in wtf

The Crying Sumo Festival is a competition between one year old babies to see which one cries or laughs first after being dangled in the air by sumo wrestlers.

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In Tokyo, in the Senso-ji temple, the traditional Nakizumo Festival was held.
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About 160 children born in 2018 were taken on an improvised ring, where sumo wrestlers tried in every way to make them cry.
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If both babies start weeping at the same time, then the winner is decided by who cries the loudest.
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If the children did not cry for a few seconds, the judge, wearing a terrible mask, intervenes and shouted loudly until he brought the children to tears.
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This tradition is over 400 years old. It is believed that the ceremony brings children good health and drives away evil spirits.

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In Tokyo, in the Senso-ji temple, the traditional Nakizumo Festival was held.
2.
3.
4.
About 160 children born in 2018 were taken on an improvised ring, where sumo wrestlers tried in every way to make them cry.
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If both babies start weeping at the same time, then the winner is decided by who cries the loudest.
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If the children did not cry for a few seconds, the judge, wearing a terrible mask, intervenes and shouted loudly until he brought the children to tears.
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This tradition is over 400 years old. It is believed that the ceremony brings children good health and drives away evil spirits.