No pants movement
The no-pants movement comes from the USA and can be understood in German as, for example, without pants . She has two anniversaries , the No Pants Day ( "No Pants Day") and the No Pants Subway Ride ( "Without-pant underground where -Fahrt"), participants in the public wear pants and behave as if this dress code were a matter of course.
terminology
The names of the two anniversaries are often incorrectly used as synonyms in the press or the actions are also referred to as flash mob .
Termination
- No Pants Day takes place on the first Friday in May .
- No Pants Subway Ride takes place in January on a day that is announced about a month in advance by the group Improv Everywhere .
Emergence
The exact genesis of No Pants Day is unknown. One version is that in 1986 a worker in New York accidentally forgot to put on his trousers and went on the subway with such scanty clothes . Other sources report that Austin college students started this trend for fun, which has hit more and more countries since 2000.
Whether the No Pants Subway Ride from 1986 supposedly the happened episode arose or how it is different from an improvisational agency called Improv Everywhere was initiated in New York in 2002 with seven scantily clothed in the New York Metro began is not clear.
Dress code
The dress code on these days is simply "No pants", so shorts , dresses or skirts can be worn, but most participants only wear underpants .
target
The intent behind this movement is purely humorous. It is important to enjoy the liberating feeling of bare legs and to look at life less seriously.
Participation
According to Improv Everywhere , the No Pants Subway Ride takes place in 60 cities around the world, such as Sydney , London , Berlin , Paris , Shanghai , Mexico City . In New York, around 4,000 people are attending the event, according to the same source. In 2016, around 100 people took part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Vienna .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Report in the Münchner Abendzeitung , accessed on March 5, 2017
- ↑ a b c d e f Fun Holidy - No Pants Day (English), accessed on March 5, 2017
- ↑ Sexy flash mob "No Pants Day": Without pants in the subway , accessed on March 5, 2017
- ↑ a b c d No Pants Day (English), accessed on March 5, 2017
- ↑ a b c The History of No Pants Day ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 5, 2017
- ↑ a b c Improv Everywhere website , accessed March 5, 2017
- ^ "No Pants Day" now also in Vienna , accessed on March 5, 2017
