The popular crying baby sumo match was held at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, last month. During the festival, a referee makes babies cry while wrestlers hold them. Japanese people believe a baby’s loud cry shows good health. It also scares away bad spirits. This is a very popular tradition, and only about a hundred lucky babies will get to participate each year.
Agence France-Presse
If crying babies can scare off bad spirits, should we hire them for Halloween?
Send us a fun caption by emailing us at [email protected] or filling out this form. The deadline is at 12pm on May 6.
Last week’s top captions
A skier attempts to cross a pool of water at the foot of a slope in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Photo: Reuters
Sam Avery, (aged 11), Santa Rosa de Lima English Secondary School: Shiver me timbers! I never thought I’d be the one “walking the plank”.
Chung Ming Sin (aged 7), Po Leung Kuk Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School: My pants are surfing!
