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nPostednon November 5, 2015
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Inkind of think that Panama should just shut its governmental buildingsnand banks and stuff for all of November – there are so manynholidays this month!
Inkind of think that Panama should just shut its governmental buildingsnand banks and stuff for all of November – there are so manynholidays this month!n
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nNovembern 2 is Day of the Dead.
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nNovembern 3 is Separation Dayn (celebrating the 1903 separation from Colombia).n
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nNovembern 4 is Flag Day.
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nToday,n November 5, is Colon Day (commemorating the persuasion of then Colombian forces not to fight against Panama’s separation).
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nNovembern 10 is Primer Grito de Independencia de Panama de Espana (the Cry forn Independence from Spain, in 1821).
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nNovembern 28 is Independence Day proper (celebrating the break fromn Spain in 1821).
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nInread that pretty much everything shuts down each of these days, andnthere are big parades, lots of music, and plenty of fireworks…andnall I can say is, that’s a whole lot of celebrating in one month!
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nColon,nPanama, is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea. It is the northernngateway to the Panama Canal (which I always think of a east-and-westnpassageway, because it is the gateway for ships from the easternnAtlantic Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean…BUT the canal reallynruns more north-and-south, because of the “S” shape of Panama).
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nColonnis named after Christopher Columbus. Columbus, of course, was anperson around whom passions and controversy swirl – he is honorednand celebrated almost as much as he is reviled and hated – andnColon, Panama, is also a bundle of contradictions:
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- Colon is an important Free Trade Zone (or duty-free zone), a place where posh cruise ships come, a place where tourists visit swanky resorts, a place where many of the most educated and wealthy Panamanians used to live.
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| The beach above is called Starfish Beach, because it typically looks like the photo below… |
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nButn it is also a place where there has been much poverty and protest andn crime; because of these negatives, many of the wealthiestn inhabitants have moved to the U.S., the U.K., or elsewhere.
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Innthe past year, however, the city has begun a massive restoration andnreconstruction plan.
Innthe past year, however, the city has begun a massive restoration andnreconstruction plan.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nArtistnHoward Terpning’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof the Day of Giving for victims of Hurricane Sandy
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nGuynFawkes Day
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of x-rays
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Anniversarynof China’s first lunar satellite
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nNational Men Make Dinner Day
Anniversarynof China’s first lunar satelliten
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nNational Men Make Dinner Day
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nNovembern holidays
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nNovembern birthdays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in November
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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nDecembern birthdays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in December
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