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Naki Sumo (Crying Baby Festival)

Naki Sumo (Crying Baby Festival)
Brinacor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
35.7148°N, 139.7967°E

Sumo wrestlers hold babies and try to make them cry first at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple — in Japanese tradition, a louder cry wards off evil spirits and brings good health.

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  • Naki Sumo (Crying Baby Festival)
    25 Apr 2027

    Sumo wrestlers hold babies and try to make them cry first at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple — in Japanese tradition, a louder cry wards off evil spirits and brings good health.

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