[From rec.sport.sumo] Re: Question regarding "prize"

[g96p0216@mn.waseda.ac.jp (Takahisa Ohta)]

=> From: g96p0216@mn.waseda.ac.jp (Takahisa Ohta)
=> Newsgroups: rec.sport.sumo
=> Subject: Re: Question regarding "prize"
=> Date: 30 Jan 1997 08:13:56 GMT
=> Organization: Mail and News services,Waseda University,JAPAN
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=> Message-ID: <g96p0216.223e8a61YAT1@w59d101.mn.waseda.ac.jp>
=> References: <mvoss-2801972043320001@comserv-e-04.usc.edu>
=> Reply-To: g96p0216@mn.waseda.ac.jp
=> 
=> 
=> In article <mvoss-2801972043320001@comserv-e-04.usc.edu>
=> 	mvoss@chem1.usc.edu (Michael R. Voss) writes:
=>  
=> => I noticed that after Kaio won on Day 15, the gyoji gave him something that
=> => looked like a couple of wooden arrows.  Since Kaio didn't win a sansho
=> => prize, why did he receive this and what is it (literally and what it
=> => symbolizes)?
=> 
=> This isn't related to the 'Sansho' prize.
=> 
=> Day 15 is called 'Sensyuuraku'(meaning the last day) and on this 
=> day, those who won the last 3 bouts called 'Sanyaku'('Komusubi',
=> 'Sekiwake' and 'Ozeki' are called 'Sanyaku',too ,but the former 
=> 'Sanyaku' is defferent meaning to the later.) get two arrows
=> ('Ya')(for the last bout except the last two), a peace of thin rope 
=> for a bow('Tsuru')(for the last bout except the last one) and a bow 
=> ('Yumi')(for the last bout).This bow is the similar to a one which
=> is used at bow ceremony('Yumitorishiki').
=> 
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=> 		Takahisa Ohta
=> 		g96p0216@mn.waseda.ac.jp
=> 
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		Takahisa Ohta
		g96p0216@mn.waseda.ac.jp