(Prensa.com) Las Tablas, Los Santos .- Around 10 000 empolleradas arrived in the city of Las Tablas this Sunday, November 27th to participate in the second version of The Thousand Pollera, reported Carlos Tito Afu, deputy circuit 7-1 (The -Tables-Guraré Pedasi-Pocrí). More than 200 delegations from different parts of the country came to participate in the folkloric activity, … [Read more...]
A thousand hats in La Pintada
(Panama America) More than a thousand hats and 30 carts were the main attraction of the National Festival Parade Painted Hat, which was held today at The Painted. For the first time, the streets were filled with The Painted folklore, tamborito and hats, mostly painted, young children and adults who wore with pride. The Painted Hat Festival seeks to recognize the work of the … [Read more...]
“Letters from Spain” this week in Panama
(Prensa.com) Juancho Spanish writers Armas Marcelo, Casariego Martín, José Esteban, Lourdes Ventura Paula Izquierdo and participate today in the week literary "Letters from Spain", organized by the Spanish Embassy in Panama to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries. The five writers involved with Panamanian authors in meetings and conferences in order to share … [Read more...]
Devils ask for forgiveness in Panama
(Midiario) The villages of La Villa de Los Santos and Parita, in Herrera, filled with hundreds of citizens and tourists yesterday to appreciate one of the best pagan festivals that take place in the region of Azuero, Corpus Christi. Solemn Mass of Corpus Christi in La Villa presided Monsignor Fernando Torres Durán. At 10:15 am, with the sound of drum and flute devils came to … [Read more...]
Panama celebrates Holy Week
(Newsroom Panama) Angels walked or rode the streets of Panama, Roman soldiers marched through Casco Viejo, and children hunted for Easter eggs in the grounds of a church in Balboa, as Panama’s Christian communities marked the closing days of Holy Week. Young and old joined processions from Cristo Rey church inf Bella Vista under the midday sun to follow and … [Read more...]