Shinto Festival

Today was the carry the mini shrine around town shouting and cheering without your pants day. Every neighborhood has their own mini shrine to carry around and their own color scheme, but I haven`t seen a costume yet that isn`t missing the bottom half of the yukata...

Tomorrow is a national holiday and I have seen festival booths set up all over town. I can only imagine what the day has in store for me... And the important question, should I wear pants?

Clearly, I am still trying to figure out what this festival is all about...