No, sumo is native Japanese. There's figurines of sumo wrestlers from as early as Kofun period, which was when Japan just established contacts with China. Mythic origin of sumo is from the fight between Takeminakata and Takemikazuchi, where Takemikazuchi (who is also dutied with keeping Namazu, the giant catfish that causes earthquakes (!) under control), fight for control over Japan (Takemikazuchi representing celestial, and Takeminakata the chthonic kami). Empress Kogyoku entertained Baekje Korean envoys by showing them sumo in 7th century. This was right around when Chinese culture starts dominating Japan, so it's clearly older than that.
I just realised something... something spooky as fuck.
You know how sumo is derived from some ancient rituals? How it was performed in shrines, to appease the kami, to ensure prosperity? It was only later professionalised, and is now performed on a national level by salaried wrestlers, but there are still many religious elements, from how the ring is consecrated by a priest before each tournament, yokozuna entering the ring with that big white rope around his belt, to wrestlers actually throwing salt into the ring before each bout as a means of consecration. It is a deeply religious ritual, somehow performed to appease the kami for the entire nation of Japan. Kinda like how the ancient Olympic Games were performed on temple grounds, and were a form of vitalist worship of Greek gods.
You know when's the last time sumo wasn't performed as scheduled? March 2011. The March of the earthquake and tsunami that rekt Japan. But guess what? The tournament was cancelled a month before. Because of some match-fixing scandal. Yep, that's right. And the earthquake happened 2 days before the tournament was scheduled.
The earthquake happened because the sumo ritual wasn't performed. Because the kami weren't appeased. They were pissed and caused the earthquake as a warning.
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You mean this? It's some kind of a call. You bang those sticks together then call for attention. It's specifically done in religious ceremonies (again) so in relation to sumo it means calling the kami to watch the bout.
The gyoji (referee) also sings the wrestlers' names in a similar voice when announcing them.
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How come music peaked in the period 1600-1900? As well as culture in general, all our "classics" came from that time. What was it about that period that made it so special? As far as I can gather before 1600 we were ruled by barbarian warrior elites that just went to war with each other, and after 1900 it became nouveau riche capitalists (whether industrialists, banker jews or tech moguls). Neither groups cared much for culture. In the middle though, despite all the wars, we had a gentlemanly aristocracy that fostered the arts, with direct patronage like from Joseph II or even direct participation like Frederick II playing and composing. Thots?
Neither cared for culture? That's very wrong, even in the Middle Ages Alfonso I of Castlle compiled the cantigas of Santa Maria and probably wrote some of them. Guillem IX of Aquitaine was a duke and a troubadour, troubadors were invited to many European courts. Throughout most of the "barbarian" period all sorts of artists were sponsored by nobles, they were the ones who comissioned works.
Upboat and gold accounts wen?
t. Rich guy
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