We had planned to make snail cookies for snack cooking on this day because we've been studying seeds, insects, growing things etc. We just happened to find a snail in the morning which we brought into our classroom for a couple of days. And then we made these yummy cookies.
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But the main event of the day was meeting Sumo wrestlers.
They let the kids (those who were brave enough) try to push them out of the ring.
Although there are many complex rules the main idea is to knock your opponent off his feet or to get him to step out of the ring.
There are many rituals that need to be carried out before the match starts.
The big guy is a professional (and famous from what I was told) the other two are trainees.
There main job is to eat and sleep so as to gain weight. The eat 2 huge meals, sleep a lot and practice 3 hours per day. I was surprised thinking they would spend most of the day training.
They big guy is 24 or 25, the middle one 18 and the other 21.
Most of my 3 year olds wouldn't go into the ring, and some clung to me the whole time. But some of the 4 an 5 year olds were up to the challenge. My kids all claimed (afterwards) that they weren't scared at all. The sumo guys were very soft spoken and I'm sure very nice and gentle. It's supposed to be good luck to meet a sumo wrestler.
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