Re: ging-ko leaf hair-cut

["W.P.T. Bellgamin" <biblebell@biblebell.org>]

Can anyone tell me the significance of those little sticks (or whatever)
that hang from the rikishi's belts?  Yeah, I know it's "traditional" but
what do they represent?

At 04:50 AM 09/22/1999 , you wrote:
>
>>My current thinking, is that Miyabiyama was over-looked, due to still
>>not being able to get his hair into the ging-ko leaf hair-cut, and
>>therefore he wouldn't look so aesthetic on the dohyo.  Once he gets his
>>hair long enough, as if he is still ranked higher, I suspect he will
>>take-over from Wakanoyama in future bashos.  Any thoughts?
>>
>>Jejima
>>
>>
>
>I don't think the ging-ko leaf hair-cut as anything to do with it.  Hair is 
>not a requirement of a sumotori, it is just a carry-over from the days of 
>the samuari.  There is no rule saying you must have hair to be a sumo 
>wrestler, nor you must have a ging-ko leaf hair-cut to be a yokozuna, or 
>even a yokozuna attendant.  The ging-ko leaf hair-cut is just a visual aid, 
>a nice touch, not a requirement of any sort.
>
>I am sure that Fia gave the job to Wakanoyama cause he was an old boy in the 
>heya, who has pulled off a nice comeback, after 5 years.  IMHO, he deserves 
>the job more than any of them.  But I really have no clue why he picked 
>Wakanoyama over Miyabiyama, but I really doubt the ging-ko leaf hair-cut 
>came into play.
>
>ALOHA!
>
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