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One uniquely Asian tradition, specifically a Japanese cultural tradition that never ceases to fascinate me are the sumo’s. And its just fascinating to delve into this world and I was so surprised to see that there are also baby sumo ceremonies held in Japan. Here’s two videos showing babies crying on the ceremony at Ikiko Jinja Shrine in Kanuma city, Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

They say this traditional ceremony is held every year to pray for the health and good luck of babies. There is also the belief that babies who cry while being held up in the air is specially lucky. A curious tradition but nonetheless showcases something so uniquely Asian.

I’m also extra curious. How do sumo wrestlers get so big? Is it the diet or do they take extra supplements like those from http://www.besthghsupplements.net? This really begs me to learn more about this area of Japanese culture..

Via Japan Probe.

Singapore celebrity couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee finally tied the knot in a simple ceremony last Saturday. The civil ceremony, held in a local hotel was attended only by the couple’s family and close friends.

The couple has been dating for nine years and they had planned to get married early 2009 but the ceremony was postponed due to the sudden death of Christopher Lee’s father.

After the ceremony, the couple were off to Malaysia to pay their respects to Christopher’s elders. Cheers to the newlywed..