The Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival is one of the unique festivals in Japan where sumo wrestlers make babies cry.
The Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival is one of the unique festivals in Japan where sumo wrestlers make babies cry. Generally, all around the world, people do everything to stop the baby from crying but this festival is an exception. Naki Sumo is a 400-year-old annual festival that shows the ability of sumo wrestlers to make babies cry. Whoever is successful in making the baby cry first is declared the winner. It is believed that the screams of babies can ward off evil spirits and can also make the child grow strong and healthy.