袴はかま能のう

noun

informal noh in light clothes (summer)

A type of noh performance held in summer where actors wear lightweight hakama instead of full formal costumes. Contrasts with 装束能 (shōzoku nō), the formal costumed noh.

See also: 装束能

• 夏なつの間あいだ、神じん社じゃでは袴はかま能のうが催もよおされる。

  During the summer, informal noh in light clothes is held at the shrine.