{"id":6764,"date":"2024-02-11T18:10:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/?p=6764"},"modified":"2024-02-11T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:17:11","slug":"6764","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/eng\/2024\/02\/11\/6764\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama’s Chinese Community has Celebrated its New Year Since 1854 with the Arrival of the Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This Saturday, the large Chinese community in Panama gave a joyful welcome to the Chinese New Year and the arrival of the wooden dragon. A symbol in the zodiac of this ancient culture that evokes power, vitality and good fortune.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The Spring Festival, as the Lunar New Year is also known, began with a thunderous explosion of firecrackers when from the balcony of a Temple in Chinatown at the entrance to the capital’s old town, a wooden dragon blessed the call Lion Dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every year, this event attracts a large number of tourists, local citizens, the media and passersby to the celebration points in Panama City and nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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170 Years Celebration in Panama<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese New Year has been celebrated in Panama since 1854, and this year 2024 marks 170 years of celebrating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Chinese community in Panama, it was previously a celebration that took place only in the homes of the Panamanian Chinese community. However, in recent decades, Chinese New Year has ceased to be an exclusive celebration of the community; it is now a national celebration. A holiday that for three years has been designated as a country event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this celebration, all commercial premises belonging to citizens of the Chinese community look decorated for the date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese community of Panama, which began to settle in the mid-1800s attracted by the construction of the railroad, is considered one of the most populous in the region, and represents around 4% of the Panamanian population according to official data, with a very notable and solid influence in the commercial sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between Panama and China in June 2017, business ties have been strengthened, and large Chinese consortiums are in charge of works in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is customary to hang figures of the new sign, in this case the dragon, a mythological animal revered in China for its ability to control the wind and rain, to guarantee a good harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dragon is worshiped in China to the point that many couples decide to get married or have children during its year due to the good auspices it carries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year celebration from Changuinola, in Bocas del Toro to Panama and Col\u00f3n. All provinces will have celebrations, especially as a Country Event\u201d until February 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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