Ahead of Children's Day on the 5th, a shrine in Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture, held a "Naki Sumo" to pray for the healthy growth of children, and the cheerful crying of "baby sumo wrestlers" echoed.
"Naki Sumo" is a traditional event to compete for the healthy growth of children, and on the 4th, an organization that hosts crying sumo wrestling nationwide held it at the shrine "Hakusan Shrine" in Nisshin City.
Approximately 2 babies up to the age of 150 and their families who had applied in advance participated, and first participated in the ritual to pray for their healthy growth.
After this, the babies wearing make-up and headgear with the "shiko name" decided by the family went up to the arena in their arms, and at the signal of the gyoji, they looked at the other baby, and cheerful crying sounded.
When the gyoji startled and the sumo wrestlers held them high, and the baby's crying became noticeably louder, there was applause and cheers from the audience.
The parents of a 1-year-old and 6-month-old boy who is returning to his parents' home from Chiba Prefecture said, "I didn't expect him to cry so cheerfully, and I want him to grow up to be a kind child."
In addition, the parents who participated with their daughter, who is 1 year and 2 months old from Ichinomiya City, said, "She cried immediately because she was shy.