Comments on: Colon Marching Bands Boosts Panama’s Patriotic Celebrations

By: My First Black Christ Celebration In Portobello Panama | Marvia's Panama Journal

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:09:08 +0000

[...] the mass wound up, someone started pounding a bombo. The vibrations from the bombo was bouncing off the walls, hitting my chest and the hum at the back [...]

By: Marvia

Marvia — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:44:00 +0000

Empress,
Hold on there!!
The mode of dress for these parades are generally ‘modest’ (by some standards). I do not know of a single church band in Jamaica that would allow their young women to be on the streets in any skirt above the knee. So most of these Panamanian skirts would definitely be censored. (Someone please correct me if things have changed over the past year.)

In fact, what church band??

The parade includes other groups from all organizations in the nation so you will find some persons dressed rather formally in suits marching in the HOT sun (or rain as happens more often than not).

Now if you should drop in for Carnival now…that I hear is a whole different ball game. I haven’t seen any yet because last one took place while I was attending JBU General Assembly. I might get to see some of what happens at this one if no clashes with our church events.

Re Pictures of the Pastora and the bombo beat…well you know how it gets; the photographer never gets photographed. Although I hear there’s a photo of me circulating bout the place, of me looking for food. Deacon D..where is my photo?

By: Empress

Empress — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:58:09 +0000

Rev’d! lovely pictures. I’m glad you had a wonderful time and an educational session (hehe!)
But two things caught my attention.

1. The dress code of the participants, very interesting. I found it to be pleasant to the eyes. Unlike other parts where we revel in the same fashion, where the men are bear backed and the ladies are almost naked. I must say i was pleased to see that the Panamains are fully clothed (boot (shoes) an all). You know suprissingly enough i thought that the men of today loved to see the nakedness of our ladies that is why they continue, but after speaking to some men (young,middle aged and old) i found out that they themselves are disgusted in the way our ladies are dressing. And then further commented that is it filtering into the Church. HMMM… i dont know if any of your male readers would like to share on this.

2nd..i don’t see any pictures of you enjoying the bombos.