By Brendan Mcfadden For Mailonline
Published: 20:42 BST, 28 April 2019 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 28 April 2019
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Giant sumo wrestlers tried to make babies wail by jiggling them around in a bizarre Japanese contest.
The 400-year-old Nakizumo festival held across Japan each year is believed to ward off evil spirits and bring the the youngsters good health and fortune.
One hundred and sixty babies born in 2018 took part in one of the events held at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in which the more screaming is considered to be the better.
One hundred and sixty babies born in 2018 took part in one of the events held at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo
A baby, held by sumo wrestlers, cries during the baby crying contest which is though to bring good health to the students
The 400-year-old Nakizumo festival is believed to ward off evil spirits and bring the the youngsters good health and fortune
Two babies born in 2018 are held face-to-face by amateur sumo wrestlers during Nakizumo, a baby crying contest at Sensoji Temple at Asakusa in downtown Tokyo
Traditionally dressed sumo wrestlers carried the youngsters into a circle where they then face off against one another.
The hulking sumo wrestlers then bounced them up and down to try and get them to cry first, with the one that cried first declared the winner.
To provoke a reaction the sumo wrestlers pull faces and gently jiggling the babies while shouting the
