One of the first orders of business for a rikishi promoted to sumo's second-highest division (jūryō) is getting a keshō-mawashi (ceremonial apron-style belt).
Large and heavy, keshō-mawashi are only worn during ring-entering ceremonies and special events.
The starched cords attached to a wrestler's regular mawashi during a bout are said to represent the keshō-mawashi.
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