The sound of a baby crying is the last thing new parents and anyone sitting coming to them want to hear. But at a (400yrs) old Japanese jubilee, that’s exactly the point. The Nakizumo Cry Baby Festival is as strange as it sounds it celebrates the belief that crying babies will bring youthful people and fortune in the future, as well as ward off evil spirits or demons. For one day a time, crying babies contend against each other, held in the arms of sumo wrestlers.
The winner is generally the first baby to cry in the “crying sumo” ring. Dressed in their bitsy sumo belts and aprons, further than 100 little babies. Will face each other in a ring where husky sumo wrestlers will hold them down and do everything possible to try to make them cry. The Nakizumo Cry Baby Festival is as strange as its name sounds it celebrates the belief that crying babies will bring youthful people good health and fortune in the future, as well as ward off evil spirits or demons.
For one day a time, crying babies contend against each other, held in the arms of sumo wrestlers. The winner is generally the first baby to cry in the ‘crying sumo’ ring. Their parents head to colorful dohyo in Japan and the babies contend against each other, two by two. The sumo wrestlers hold the babies and try to make them exfoliate a gash by mocking them.
They gently try to get a response from the babies, using a variety of fun ways including growling. Still, occasionally youthful people are perplexed or frequently indeed burst out laughing. However, the adjudicator, dressed in a nice mask, If they do not cry after a many seconds. The adjudicator has to go a step further to try to scarify the babies by wearing traditional scary masks or making faces and loud noises, making them cry.
The jubilee is held through out Japan, and the rules vary from region to region, as in some regions, the baby who cries first is considered the clunker; In others, it’s about which baby cries the loudest and which loses the quietest. It may feel cruel to outlanders, but the form is said to keep babies safe from evil forces and bring them luck. A saying associated with the jubilee is “naku ko wa sodatsu”, which means “babies who cry will grow up snappily.
”Dressed in their bitsy sumo belts and aprons, further than 100 little bones will face each other in a ring where husky sumo wrestlers hold them down and do everything they can to try to make them cry. Sumo wrestlers gently try to get a response from babies, using a variety of sport full ways including murmuring.
A saying associated with the jubilee is “naku ko wa sodatsu,” which means “babies who cry will grow up snappily". Still, occasionally youthful people are perplexed or frequently indeed burst out laughing. However, the adjudicator, dressed in a nice mask, If they do not cry after a many seconds.
The jubilee is held throughout Japan and the rules vary from region to region, as in some regions the baby who cries first is considered the clunker; In others, it’s about which baby cries the loudest and the bone who's calmest loses. While the largest event is held at Asakusa’s Sensoji, it's also held at other locales in Japan.
This time’s event will take place this weekend of April 28 and the venue will be packed with parents, babies, family members, Japanese observers and excursionists from each over the world coming to watch the event. Admission to the popular jubilee is free and two rounds will be held, the first at 11:10a.m. and the alternate at 220p.m., behind the main Sensoji structure.
