takes place one week before the beginning of Lent and lasts 2
days.
Carnaval
is celebrated over the four days preceding Ash Wednesday
and involves music, dancing and a big parade on Shrove Tuesday. The
celebrations in Panama City and Las Tablas are the most festive.
Ash
Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the
beginning of
Lent in February or March
Dia de
los Maestros
March 11
Good
Friday
March or April (Easter week)
Semana Santa (Easter Week)
celebrations at Villa de Los Santos, on the
Península de Azuero, are well known.
Easter
March or April
Labor
Day/May Day
May 1
Dia del
Padre
June 16
Anniversary of the Founding of Panama City
August 15
The Festival of the Black Christat
Portobelo on October 21 includes a parade
of the famous life-size statue of the Black Christ, and attracts pilgrims from
all over.
