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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2025 · 2 MIN

Naki Sumo - The Baby Crying Festival

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In Japan, there’s a festival for crying.No, it’s not a mourning day, nor is it a sad day, because during Naki Sumo, a festival held in Japan by local shrines, sumo wrestlers hold babies and try to make them cry, because in Japanese Culture, the louder a baby cries, the stronger it will grow.

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