Cumberland Sumo

Japanese: カンバーランド相撲 - かんばーらんどずもう
Cumberland Sumo

...sports that have been passed down for a long time to a particular ethnic group or region and are deeply rooted in the traditional culture of the people who play them. It is the same term as ethnic music, ethnic dance, and ethnic cuisine. Therefore, it is distinguished from so-called international sports (or modern sports) that have expanded globally and converged with the Olympics (hosted by the IOC). Here is an introduction to ethnic sports played around the world:
[Asia]
Representative ethnic sports played in the rice-growing areas from South China to mainland Southeast Asia are tug-of-war and dragon boat racing.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Cumberland Sumo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…特定の民族あるいは特定の地域に古くから伝わり,これを行う人々の伝統的文化に深く根ざしたスポーツのこと。民族音楽,民族舞踊,民族料理などと同じ語法である。したがって,グローバルに展開して,オリンピック(IOC主催)に収斂(しゅうれん)するいわゆる国際スポーツ(あるいは近代スポーツ)からは区別される。世界各地で行われる民族スポーツ(エスニック・スポーツ)を紹介すれば,次のようである。
[アジア]
 南中国から東南アジア大陸部にかけての水稲耕作地帯に行われる民族スポーツの代表は,綱引きとボートレース(竜船競漕)である。…

※「カンバーランド相撲」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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