[sumo] All-Japan 1-day elimination tournament

[Doreen Simmons]

>marionoumi added hopefully: I might think that the curtain attached to the 
>roof above the dohyo would be
>related to the meaning as well - symbolically that is...

No, it has no connection. Joe's explanation is the only correct one in this 
case. And I won't open another can of worms by discussing that drape. Look 
up mizuhiki-maku.
Doreen Simmons
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