Album of Holidays in Panama
Album of Holidays in Panama
Album of Holidays in Panama
Of
Holidays
in
Panama
by
Katherine Sanchez
Alexandra Cherigo
Eloy Rivera
8F
August 2 ,2019
Flag Day “November 4 “
¿ What is celebrated?
¿As it is celebrated?
People pay tribute to the country, place flags and perform civic defiles.
Martyr´s day ¨ January 9 ¨
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¿What is celebrated?
¿As it is celebrated?
Martyrs' Day (Spanish: Día de los Mártires) is a Panamanian day of national mourning
which commemorates the January 9, 1964 anti-American riots over sovereignty of
the Panama Canal Zone. The riot started after a Panamanian flag was torn and
Panamanian students were killed during a conflict with Canal Zone Police officers and
Canal Zone residents. It is also known as the Flag Incident or Flag Protests.
U.S. Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police
were overwhelmed, and after three days of fighting, about 22 Panamanians and four
U.S. soldiers were killed. The incident is considered to be a significant factor in the
U.S. decision to transfer control of the Canal Zone to Panama through the
1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties.
Mother’s day December 8
Content 5pts
Grammar 3 pts
Creativity 2ps
Total 15 pts