Babies cry while held up by amateur sumo wrestlers during \u2018Nakizumo\u2019 or a baby-crying sumo contest, where two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces and loud noises to make them cry and determines the winner based on the loudest baby, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, April 28, 2024. The ritual is believed to aid the healthy growth of the children and ward off evil spirits.sumo wrestlers. baby-crying sumo contest, amateur sumo wrestlers, Sensoji temple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Babies participate in a traditional Japanese ritual called \u2018Nakizumo\u2019 at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, where amateur sumo wrestlers hold them up and a referee tries to make them cry by making faces and loud noises. The winner is determined based on the loudest baby. This ritual is believed to promote the healthy growth of the children and protect them from evil spirits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[122,8405,3346,8404,5292,3767,2042,456,8406],"class_list":["post-10156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-aid","tag-amateur-sumo-wrestlers","tag-baby","tag-baby-crying-sumo-contest","tag-children","tag-growth","tag-japan","tag-photos","tag-sensoji-temple"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n