{"id":3410,"date":"2022-01-28T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T13:39:16","slug":"campesino-wedding-a-tradition-that-unites-couples-from-panamas-interior-for-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/2022\/01\/28\/campesino-wedding-a-tradition-that-unites-couples-from-panamas-interior-for-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Campesino Wedding, a Tradition that Unites Couples from Panama&#8217;s Interior for Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Panamanian peasant\nmarriage is performed to exalt the beauty of folklore, it is the union between\na man and a woman sealed by country values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arrival of the\nBride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At church, the peasant\ntradition dictates that the bride arrives on horseback, accompanied and\nescorted by her father, who holds the reins of the animal. Upon arrival, the\nbride is received and accompanied by family and friends, to the rhythm of typical\nmusical tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside the church, the\nfather of the bride waits for her entrance. The choir begins to sing typical\nmelodies accompanied by the sound of violins and drums, thus marking the\nbeginning of the religious ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/matrimonio_campesino05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7559\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bride&#8217;s Attire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a traditional\npeasant wedding, the bride wears a white skirt, grated with light blue ribbon,\nsimilar to the color of the Virgin Mary&#8217;s mantle. The skirt has two petticoats\nand a \u201crebozo\u201d is also added, a kind of cloak worked by hand based on a fine\nfabric, which is placed on the back of the dress. The bride is adorned with a\nlarge amount of typical jewelry, works of art by national goldsmiths and that\nare made of what is known as old gold. The bride will wear 10 necklaces such as\nthe Salamonica, Cadena Chata, Escapulario, Cola de Pato, Guachapal\u00ed, Sling,\nSolitaria Roseta and a Tapahueso or Choker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the bride\nwill wear a pair of earrings, a pair of patches and two pairs of combs on her\nhead, a comb and a straw, which are also made of gold and form a set with the\ntraditional trembles. The bride&#8217;s shoes or \u201cpanitas\u201d are made of satin and\nlace; with the color that has been grated to the skirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/matrimonio_campesino04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7560\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Groom&#8217;s Attire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The groom stands out\nwearing a handcrafted shirt, fine painted hat, black pants and \u201ccutarras\u201d. He\nis accompanied to the church by the best man of the wedding and his relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the ceremony, the\nnewlyweds travel on horseback, the most accessible means of transportation in\nthe past. Behind the newlyweds are friends, family and other attendees at the\ncelebratory toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Typical Panamanian\nToast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The place where the\nreception will take place is adorned with traditional elements such as jars,\nmotets and rafts. However, the bride and groom are placed in a traditional\nranch that symbolizes the home that the couple will share. As a complement, a\nlarge number of fruits such as watermelon, melons, bananas, etc. are used. In\naddition to foods such as rice, corn, banana, which, apart from giving great\nvitality, symbolize the desire for productivity in the goods that the couple\nhas to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the toast, it is\nmade in pumpkin \u201ccoquitos\u201d and the traditional &#8220;Chicha Loja&#8221; is used\nas a drink, which is prepared with roasted corn, ginger and sweetened with cane\nhoney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/matrimonio_campesino03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7561\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ocu, the Capital\nof Campesino Weddings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The peasant marriage is\nthe greatest expression of love and Christian fervor of an Ocue\u00f1o couple.\nDuring the Manito Ocue\u00f1o Festival, the marriage is the tradition that stands\nout the most. Activity that concentrates the largest number of visitors from\nall over the country with the desire to witness such a beautiful tradition.\nEvery year they receive requests from couples from almost all the towns in the\ndistrict and the winning couple is selected through a lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/matrimonio_campesino02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7562\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Among \u201cmejorana\u201d songs of tenths, dances and native dances, the newly married couple travels through the town, mounted on a white horse and under a black umbrella, heading to celebrate this new union with their loved ones. In an open ceremony on the main stage, the toast is made to family, friends and the entire town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/matrimonio_campesino01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7563\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Panamanian peasant marriage is performed to exalt the beauty of folklore, it is the union between a man and a woman sealed by country values. Arrival of the Bride At church, the peasant tradition dictates that the bride arrives on horseback, accompanied and escorted by her father, who holds the reins of the animal. 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