http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/165/panamas-black-christ-symbol-of-hope Sat, 05 May 2012 14:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/165/panamas-black-christ-symbol-of-hope#comment-928 carlos alexis Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:11:34 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=165#comment-928 Yo jamas he ido para ese Pais espero poder ir para alla. Si estoy vivo y Dios quiere ire para conocer y poderle pedir al Nazareno negro por lo que estoy padeciendo (A.C.B). Me dijo la sra. Gladys Mote... Yo jamas he ido para ese Pais espero poder ir para alla. Si estoy vivo y Dios quiere ire para conocer y poderle pedir al Nazareno negro por lo que estoy padeciendo (A.C.B). Me dijo la sra. Gladys Mote…

]]> http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/165/panamas-black-christ-symbol-of-hope#comment-692 Marvia's Panama Journal - My First Black Christ Celebration In Portobello Panama Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:26:13 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=165#comment-692 [...] 3 years of never being able to attend the celebrations surrounding the Black Christ of Portobello, opportunity came banging on my door this year. I opened the door and next thing I know I landed in [...] [...] 3 years of never being able to attend the celebrations surrounding the Black Christ of Portobello, opportunity came banging on my door this year. I opened the door and next thing I know I landed in [...]

]]> http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/165/panamas-black-christ-symbol-of-hope#comment-693 Marvia's Panama Journal - My First Black Christ Celebration In Portobello Panama Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:26:13 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=165#comment-693 [...] 3 years of never being able to attend the celebrations surrounding the Black Christ of Portobello, opportunity came banging on my door this year. I opened the door and next thing I know I landed in [...] [...] 3 years of never being able to attend the celebrations surrounding the Black Christ of Portobello, opportunity came banging on my door this year. I opened the door and next thing I know I landed in [...]

]]> http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/165/panamas-black-christ-symbol-of-hope#comment-486 Myra Spicker Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:26:25 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=165#comment-486 I visited Portobello in 1956 when my husband was stationed at the Rodman Naval Station on the Pacific side of what was then the Canal Zone. We traveled to the port by boat during rainy season. We came to watch the Parade of the Christ out of the church and through the village. Legend had it that when the statue left the church the rain would stop but would start again when the Christ statue re-entered the church. We huddled in the church, then followed behind the parade from the church (2 steps forward, 1 step back); unfortunately, the rain never stopped. But the whole "festival" was incredibly fascinating as was our rain-drenched parade. I was told back then that priests only came over from Panama City for the festival, but none was permanently assigned to the church; and, at least according to the priest to whom I talked, the festival was considered semi-pagan (for lack of a better term) and a product of superstition. Racist? Maybe. In the evening, on the backstreets (the streets were rain-soaked mud in 1956) there was gambling, sale of icons, etc. I have never forgotten this experience and only recently was I able to find anything about this online. I visited Portobello in 1956 when my husband was stationed at the Rodman Naval Station on the Pacific side of what was then the Canal Zone. We traveled to the port by boat during rainy season. We came to watch the Parade of the Christ out of the church and through the village. Legend had it that when the statue left the church the rain would stop but would start again when the Christ statue re-entered the church. We huddled in the church, then followed behind the parade from the church (2 steps forward, 1 step back); unfortunately, the rain never stopped. But the whole “festival” was incredibly fascinating as was our rain-drenched parade. I was told back then that priests only came over from Panama City for the festival, but none was permanently assigned to the church; and, at least according to the priest to whom I talked, the festival was considered semi-pagan (for lack of a better term) and a product of superstition. Racist? Maybe. In the evening, on the backstreets (the streets were rain-soaked mud in 1956) there was gambling, sale of icons, etc. I have never forgotten this experience and only recently was I able to find anything about this online.

]]> http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/165/panamas-black-christ-symbol-of-hope#comment-485 My First Black Christ Celebration In Portobello Panama | Marvia's Panama Journal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:49:27 +0000 http://www.marviaspanamajournal.com/?p=165#comment-485 [...] 3 years of never being able to attend the celebrations surrounding the Black Christ of Portobello, opportunity came banging on my door this year. I opened the door and next thing I know I landed in [...] [...] 3 years of never being able to attend the celebrations surrounding the Black Christ of Portobello, opportunity came banging on my door this year. I opened the door and next thing I know I landed in [...]

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