Re: Yokozuna Quiz

[jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp (Doreen Simmons)]

At 01:07 99.6.2 -0700, Ken Coller wrote:
>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.

They are more commonly called 'shide' rather than 'gohei' (tho' gohei is
quite correct) and the number is always five. Ken's right about the odd
number.

>the number of strands of the sagari can range from 13 to 25, with 17 and 19
>being commonly found.

In the last 20 years the number has more commonly been reduced to 13-15.
Nearly all the books of information are based on what was written over two
decades ago.

Cheers,

Doreen in sumoland

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