Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "No Pants Day" in English language version.
Celebrations have since spread across the U.S., Sweden, Australia, Finland, the United Kingdom and even Iraq. In Canada, pants-free festivities are known to have been held in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
...a self-described "humor-oriented organization," started promoting the stunt four years ago in an effort to relieve students' end-of-semester stress.
First things first: Friday's No Pants Day is not an excuse to run naked through downtown Boise. What is is, quite literally, is an excuse to go pantsless while otherwise going about your day as if your were wearing pants. And in case you were wondering - or thinking about skirting around the rules - the definition of 'pants,' in this case, includes shorts, skirts, kilts - essentially any outer garment normally worn on the bottom half of your body. But that doesn't mean Boise will be showing its collective bottom on Friday. No Pants Day participants are urged to wear "appropriately modest" boxer shorts, briefs, boxer-briefs, bloomers, and slips. They are specifically not encouraged to walk around Boise in the buff.
Celebrations have since spread across the U.S., Sweden, Australia, Finland, the United Kingdom and even Iraq. In Canada, pants-free festivities are known to have been held in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
...a self-described "humor-oriented organization," started promoting the stunt four years ago in an effort to relieve students' end-of-semester stress.