Saturday, October 30, 2010

National Holidays - Fiestas Patrias

Big holidays approaching Panama and Panamanians like to celebrate. Just about everything will shut down and there will be many parades, music and fireworks.

November 3: foundation of the Republic when Panama separated from Colombia in 1903.
November 4: Flag Day - flag designers had been working on a flag secretly.
November 5: Colon Day - Panamanian officials persuaded Colombian forces stationed in Colon to desist their efforts to march on the Panamanian capital.
November 10: "First cry for Independence from Spain" (Primer Grito de Independencia de Panama de Espana) from Los Santos
November 28: Independence Day celebrates its independence from Spain in 1821

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