At festivals, for shouldering or pulling mikoshi (portable shrine), or dashi (float) or jiguruma (float), participants wear it as a substitute for momohiki (in this case it means worker's close-fitting trousers).
祭りにおいて神輿や山車、地車等の担ぎ手曳き手が股引と同じ用途で着用する場合が多い。