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Tag: festividad

Definitions tagged festividad in the street dictionary.

Diablico

Traditional characters from the Corpus Christi festival. They are performers dressed as devils in masks and red and black striped costumes who dance and lead the processions. (These figures are a staple of Panamanian folklore, specifically the Diablicos Sucios, representing a blend of religious and indigenous traditions).

A: Better not take the kid to that parade because he is really scared of the diablicos. B: Take him, woman. He needs to learn those are just normal people who are not going to do anything to him.

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Batuta

A metal baton used for juggling and acrobatics during patriotic parades (these parades are a major national tradition in Panama, especially during the month of November).

A: 'Get this, that girl tossed that batuta and it hit a woman in the crowd.' B: 'Oh man! Did it hit her hard?'

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Batutera

A person who specializes in using a baton (this typically refers to baton twirlers or drum majorettes who perform in school marching bands during the national holiday parades in November).

A: My girl learned to be a batutera when she was five years old. B: Oh, really? And who taught her?

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Jacana

One of the three specific dances or musical rhythms that make up the Sarandunga festival (an Afro-Dominican religious and folkloric tradition from the town of Bani).

The Jacana was a huge hit.

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