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posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 8 months ago in Lifestyle

About 100 babies took part in a ritual called "crying sumo contest" on Saturday at a shrine in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto.

The Kitano Tenmangu shrine began the annual event 2 years ago, praying for children's health and well-being.

Babies aged between 4 months and 2 years compete in sumo-like bouts wearing braided ropes around their waist and headbands.