What do sumo wrestlers throw into the ring before a match?

Luckycatfay - men typically still have hair in the back of the head (which is where they take hair plugs for doing a hair transplant for male pattern baldness). They let the back hair grow long and special hair dressers spend hours oiling the hair and combing it into the characteristic ginkgo leaf pattern. Also the refs costumes are based on the Japanese medieval court dress. Only refsin the upper division bouts wear footwear (geta sandals and tabi socks). The lower division refs are barefoot during matches.

Liklik, in some cultures throwing of salt is a symbol of good luck.

But why throw salt? Is it because it provides grip for the feet?

What happens if they go bald and they can't have a top knot ?

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