I went two years without writing about one of Panama's largest holidays. The holiday to start all holidays, you might say. November 3rd marked Panama’s 109th
year of independence from Colombia. This is
the first of a month full of patriotic celebrations. There’s a flag day and provincial
celebrations spreading west through the middle of the month. Probably something else I’m missing, but I
can sing the chorus to the national anthem!
We had a celebration at our school on the day of. Poems were memorized, songs were sung,
tamales were eaten by this girl; it was a success. The traditional dance group made an appearance in their polleras.
Another Independence Day tradition is the climbing of a large
post to get a flag. It’s pretty
entertaining! I didn’t stick around for
it this year, but here are some pictures from last year.
