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Cheer in the bliss of the winter holidays with 123Christians offering information on Christmas in Panama. Christmas day comes alive at the stroke of the midnight church-bell when fabulous fireworks illumine the night skies.
On Christmas morning, people visit the church to offer prayers.
The rest of the day is spent merry- making, consuming special cuisine and visiting friends and families. A Christmas tree is the cynosure of all
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eyes in most houses, bejeweled with the traditional lights, angel treetop, icicles, and other knick-knacks.
There’s lots of Christmas music, singing of gaitas or villancicos, eating, drinking and fun encasing Christmas in Panama. Arroz con Pollo is a traditional favorite, prepared with chicken, rice, saffron, vegetables and small onions. Other Panamanian Christmas foods are ham and tamales. Fruitcake is a popular confection as well as potato salad with beets. Bowls of fruit containing grapes, apples and bananas garnish the tables.
The trickling in of the American influence with the construction of the Canal Zone has changed the holidays into a concoction of Panamanian and American customs. Adorning lawns and yards with lights and decorative crafts is a magnificent Christmas tradition. Spectacular floodlighting is pooled with spotlighting in shrubbery, with the twinkling stars up there in the sky sharing their mind with the lighted trees in the yard. Popular icicle lights form a milieu for a beatific choir. Synthetic snowmen, elves and gnomes or a Nativity Christmas scene heightens the outdoor decorations. Carve your thoughts on Christmas in Panama with
123Christians.Feliz Navidad!
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