1st CRY OF INDEPENDENCE FROM

INDEPENDENCE – SPAIN –
NOVEMBER 10th NOVEMBER 28th

The uprising of Villa de Los Santos This holiday commemorates

is known as the first cry of Panama’s independence from
Bachelor in Humanity
independence from Spain and it was Spain, celebrating almost two
in 1821. centuries of freedom from colonial Topic:
rule. Just 18 days after the Shout in Holidays in Panama
Villa de Los Santos, Panamanians
took the first step toward their
independence. In an open town
Name:
meeting, Panama was declared a
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sovereign entity and freed from the
control of the Spanish Monarchy,
joining with Gran Colombia in Level:
1821. 10 P
This day is primarily celebrated
in the town of La Villa de Los
Santos. They have a parade, of Date:
course, which starts on Simón October 7th, 2021
Bolívar Street.
 COLON DAY–
NOVEMBER 5th
This is the day the Panamanians in
Colon managed to convince the
Colombian officers at the port not
to fight Panama’s separation from
Colombia, securing the country’s
independence once and for all. It
also commemorates Christopher
Columbus’s arrival to the Americas.
FLAG DAY –
NOVEMBER 4th NOVEMBER IN PANAMA
November is the busiest month for
holidays in Panama. With not one,
but two celebrations for
This holiday is celebrated on 4th independence, there are plenty of
November as it forms a bridge day reasons for a party. In fact, there are
between Separation Day and Colon actually five national holidays in
Day. Panama during the month of
History of Flag Day November.
The Panamanian flag was designed
and made by María de la Ossa de INDEPENDENCE DAY –
Amador on 1 November 1903. The
NOVEMBER 3rd
design was worked on while plans
to become a nation were still secret. This day is also called Separation
Day. The day that Panama
Significance of Flag Design separated from Colombia.
Blue – symbolizes purity and
honesty
Red – represents authority and law
White – symbolizes peace