New Year’s Eve In Panama
Odd Traditions—How Panamanians Start The New Year Afresh
Depending on your demeanor, New Year’s Eve celebrations in Panama are either somewhat loathsome or downright lovable. I tend to fall into the latter category, despite the very real perils of the holiday for relative newbies to Panama like myself.
Case in point: Las Tablas, Dec. 31, 2014. It was our first New Year’s Eve in Panama and we wanted to make it a memorable one. We hoped for a show, and we were not disappointed. After a day at the beach and a nice dinner, we wandered into the main town square a few minutes before midnight, parked ourselves on a park bench and waited for a countdown.