Party Time! \('o')/
Christmas Traditions:
In panama the second week of December the festive begins. The panama parade is one of the most exciting traditions. All the poor kids are brought to the center of the festival so they can also join in.
Parade floats are decorated so that they match each region. And the women wear their traditional dresses called pollares.
In panama the second week of December the festive begins. The panama parade is one of the most exciting traditions. All the poor kids are brought to the center of the festival so they can also join in.
Parade floats are decorated so that they match each region. And the women wear their traditional dresses called pollares.
Panama Carnival:
Another panama tradition is the four day carnival. Little work gets done over the whole country. The days are filled with dances and parades. In the afternoons water is thrown on the dancers top keep them cool.
Another panama tradition is the four day carnival. Little work gets done over the whole country. The days are filled with dances and parades. In the afternoons water is thrown on the dancers top keep them cool.
Panama Light Show:
At the Panama City beach, they ceremonially light a giant Christmas tree and sing Navidad villanciaos, Christmas carols. The local churches come together to serve hot cocoa and Christmas cookies. The day is topped off with a fireworks display and, later that night, a Christmas boat parade, at the Panama City beach. The light show on these boats is spectacular.
At the Panama City beach, they ceremonially light a giant Christmas tree and sing Navidad villanciaos, Christmas carols. The local churches come together to serve hot cocoa and Christmas cookies. The day is topped off with a fireworks display and, later that night, a Christmas boat parade, at the Panama City beach. The light show on these boats is spectacular.
Mmmm - food! :)
Breakfast (Desayuno)
- Hojaldras - doughnuts sprinkled with sugar
- Tortillas - flat pancakes made of corn flour and usually topped with eggs, cheese, or beans
- Arepas - made of corn flour and usually topped or stuffed with eggs, cheese, or beans
- Gallo pinto - literally "spotted rooster", made of rice, beans and usually pork, although it can be made with beef, chicken or mixed seafood. It is found in local restaurants
- Empanadas - pastry filled with meat, cheese, potato or vegetables. Sometimes beef or shrimp is also offered. There are many street vendors with carritos, vendor carts attached to bicycles or motorcycles, selling homemade empanadas on busy streets in Panama City
- Tamales - corn dough rolls with pockets stuffed with chicken or pork, wrapped in banana leaves and boiled
- Chicharrones - fried or roasted pork fat and skin
- Patacones, maduros, tajadas - patacones, or platanos, are fried green plantains, salted; maduros are riper plantains that are sweeter; tajadas are baked with cinnamon
- Carimañolas - fried rolls stuffed with pureed yuca, meat, vegetables and hard-boiled eggs
- Tortillas de maiz con queso blanco - corn tortillas with white cheese
- Yuca frita - fried yuca root served in place of patacones as a side dish
- Arroz con guandu - rice cooked with beans and spices, often in coconut milk
- Ceviche - a mixture of raw fish, marinated in lime juice, with onion and coriander. The acidity of the fruit juice "cooks" the fish
- Corvina - locally caught sea bass, fried or baked and served whole, usually with lime or lemon
- Arroz con pollo -chicken usually slow cooked with vegetables and spices and served with rice
- Ropa Vieja - literally "old clothes"; made of beef and tomato sauce, served with rice
- Sancocho - an extremely popular local stew, especially during Carnaval, usually made with chicken vegetables, tomatoes and coriander
- Pastel de tres leches - a cake soaked in evaporated milk, condensed milk and cream
- Raspados - ice topped with sweet syrup and condensed milk
- Flans - egg custard with caramelized sauce
- Cocades - A light biscuit-like dessert made from shredded coconut, eggs and sugar