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Sumo wrestlers make babies cry for good luck
While most parents do what they can to prevent or stop their babies from crying, that's not always the case in Japan. That's because it's a 400-year-old Japanese tradition that if a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., it means he or she will live a healthy life.
During a special ceremony, parents hand over their infants to sumo wrestlers who bounce their precious tots up and down and sometimes even roar in their little faces to get the tears flowing.
"He's not a baby that cries much, but today he cried a lot for us and we are very happy about it," mother Mae Shige said at a 2014 event.
(S) bestlifeonline