Babies and their parents take part in a ring-entering ceremony during 'Nakizumo' or a baby-crying sumo contest.
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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.
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The ritual is believed to aid the healthy growth of the children and ward off evil spirits.
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A parent brings her child to take part in the "crying baby sumo" match at Sensoji temple in Tokyo.
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Babies with their parents take part in a ring-entering ceremony.
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Ring assistants wear masks to scare babies held up by amateur sumo wrestlers.
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Sumo wrestlers hold children during their "crying baby sumo" match.
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A sumo wrestler holds a child during the "crying baby sumo" match.
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A baby cries while held up by amateur sumo wrestlers.
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A baby cries while held up by an amateur sumo wrestler.
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Babies cry while held up by amateur sumo wrestlers.
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A baby cries while held up by an amateur sumo wrestler.
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