Re: Yokozuna Quiz

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I've heard that this unluck 4 business is slowly changing, along with 
unlucky even numbers.  For example, it used to be that you couldn't give 
20,000 yen for a wedding because 2 was bad luck, but today you can.  See 
things even change in Japan, heck, pretty soon we've have naked men and 
women fightin' on the dohyo (ooops AV video flashback there, sorry)!

From: Ken Coller <coller@worldnet.att.net>
>To: SUMO ml <sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu>
>Subject: Re: Yokozuna Quiz
>Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 01:07:28 -0700
>
>Abe-san answered:
> >> 7. What are the zig-zag strips called and how many are there.
> >
> >It's called "Go-hei." There are five of them hanging from the Yokozuna 
>rope.
>
>In fact, there is always an odd number, just like for the sagari I believe.
>There would NEVER be 4 gohei. Four is an unlucky number.
>
>the number of strands of the sagari can range from 13 to 25, with 17 and 19
>being commonly found.
>
>




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