Pairs of toddlers wearing ceremonial sumo aprons were held aloft by their ... to bring the infants good health. "We can tell a baby's health condition by listening to the way they cry.

Staff wearing "oni" demon masks tried to make the babies cry, with the first to bawl declared the winner by a sumo referee in an elaborate traditional uniform holding a wooden fan used to signal ...

Sumo wrestlers hold children during the Naki Sumo Crying Baby Contest in Tokyo, Japan, on April 28, 2024. Naki Sumo is a traditional ceremony performed as a prayer for healthy growth.(Photo ...

with the first to bawl declared the winner by a sumo referee in an elaborate traditional uniform holding a wooden fan used to signal victory. “We can tell a baby’s health condition by ...

Dozens of bawling Japanese babies face off in a traditional "crying sumo" ritual believed to bring the infants good health, which returned for the first time in four years after the pandemic. Step ...

How loud can your dog bark? That'd be okay. Babies. . .eh, I have to turn my head. How about seeing which rikishi can charm the baby the best, or make him laugh first, or even put him to sleep. This ...