The Crying Baby Sumo Festival is quite literally as it sounds: an event where sumo wrestlers make babies cry!
This past April 26, thousands of spectators celebrated this bizarre occasion, which is seen as a highlight of the Japanese calendar. And as strange as it may seem, Nakizumo is actually an ancient tradition that takes place across Japan every year. In fact, it’s so popular that parents even enter a lottery to get their babies a coveted spot in the sumo ring.
Click on to find out how and why these babies cry!