Carnival in Panama - The What, Where & Whys
This article is a summary of reporting by Living in Panama. Originally published February 15, 2023.
This travel guide outlines how Carnival is celebrated across Panama in the four days leading up to Ash Wednesday, focusing on towns such as Las Tablas that hold full-scale events. Traditions include morning culecos and mojadera, where cistern trucks spray crowds with water hoses in town plazas, followed by evening parades with elaborate floats, musical tunas, and rival queens. The festivities conclude just before dawn on Ash Wednesday with the traditional Burial of the Sardine procession, a symbolic ceremony imported from Spain.
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A guide explaining Panamanian Carnival customs, from daytime mojadera water battles to nighttime queen parades and the Burial of the Sardine.
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