"Burial of the Sardine," Pizzacones, Pollera, Mojaderas, Chaquiras

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 Greetings again from David, Panama.  Carnival is about to start here any minute.  I love Panama!

23 SKIDDOO--See my prior posts.  "Twenty-three" dates at least to 1899.  Vaudeville performer Billy Vann supposedly put the phrase together.

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"BURIAL OF THE SARDINE"

BURIAL OF THE SARDINE--367 Google hits, mostly for Francisco Goya's painting of that name.

   Not in OED.
   From THE VISITOR/EL VISITANTE (PANAMA), Vol. 10, no. 4, February 13-26, 2004, pg. 9, col. 3:

   _A bizarre ceremony_
After four days of dancing, jumping and watching colorful parades, Panamanians end Carnival activities with a bizarre tradition: the "burial of the sardine."
   On Ash Wednesday, very early in the morning, hundreds flock to the beaches to witness the ceremony, which represents a resolve to forgo earthly pleasures in preparation for Lent.

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PIZZACONES

   Our lunch stop today--the Dos Rios hotel restaurant--served "Pizzacones tambal--Patacones cubiertos con tamate, mozarella y peperoni."
   There are 16,800 Google hits for "patacones," but only this one for "pizzacones" (in a Spanish-language publication from Panama).  I only know that they're good:

http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2002/02/28/hoy/revista/465255.html
Para resolver el problema, elegimos una cosa de cada categoría. Entre las entradas calientes, pedimos un pulpo al carbón que no me gustó mucho, puesto que lo sentí algo cauchudo, pero los pizzacones (patacones con salsa marinara, queso mozzarela y peperoni) fueron grandes favoritos de los RDT jóvenes. Las almejas a la macha, con salsa de tomate y un toque de picante complacieron a todos y el seviche frito también gustó, y de las entradas frías, puedo recomendar sin hesitación el seviche preparado de camarones, uvas y pepitas de marañón. Entre las sopas, la crema de maíz con cangrejo, un potaje de un bello color cremoso y de textura aterciopelada haría que Mafalda cambiara su oposición militante a la sopa.

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POLLERA

POLLERA + PANAMA=1,660 Google hits

   OED has no entry (Yeesh!), but there is one 1964 citation under "montuno."
   From the same tourist publication as above, pg. 8, col. 2:

   The obvious question is, why does every body want to go to Las Tablas during Carnival?  Some say it is due to the grace with which the queens wear the _Pollera_ (the country's national female attire) during Carnival Tuesday.  Others say it is the girls themselves (Las Tablas has the reputation of being the birthplace of the country's most beautiful women).  No one knows for certain.

(GOOGLE)
Pollera, The National Costume of Panama
Pollera. Pollera Costume, Panama City. The Panamanian Girls display their
gala attire to best advantage on fiesta occasions. The Pollera ...
plaza.ufl.edu/bruiz/PW/pollera.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

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MOJADERAS

   Another Carnival term used in Panama.  My online OED has stopped working.

(GOOGLE)(81 hits--ed.)
EL PANAMA AMERICA: RESUMEN DE NOTICIAS 2001 (comunidad) - [ Translate this page ]
... Las instalaciones que se utilizaron para celebrar culecos o mojaderas
debían disponer de letrinas químicas y sanitarios suficientes. ...
www.epasa.com/resumen2001/comunidad.html - 31k - Cached - Similar pages

Panamatours Magazine
... In the mornings, the "mojaderas" (water is sprinkled on carnival participants in
the streets) refresh the tropical heat; in the afternoons the parades with ...
www.panamatours.com/Magazine/carnaval_2000.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages

Carnaval en Panamá - Panamatours.com - [ Translate this page ]
... En las mañanas, las “mojaderas” refrescan el calor tropical; en las tardes los
desfiles y paradas con “Reinas” de extravagantes y lujosos disfraces en ...
www.panamatours.com/Magazine/magazine_esp.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
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Actualícese con La Prensa Web - [ Translate this page ]
... El alcalde Manuel Cárdenas está resuelto a prohibir también en el área los culecos
y las mojaderas que se dan durante las festividades del Carnaval en la ...
mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2002/ 08/25/hoy/nacionales/680824.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

Actualícese con La Prensa Web - [ Translate this page ]
... las reinas salieron con una hora y media de retraso al paseo tradicional, donde miles
de personas esperaron hasta las 11:00 am cuando se iniciaron las mojaderas ...
mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2003/ 03/05/hoy/nacionales/897411.html - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
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Panamainfo.com
... and goes on until dawn. One Panamanian Carnival tradition are the
"mojaderas" or "getting drenched" in water. By fire hose, water ...
www.panamainfo.com/ viewArticle.php?seccion=events&id=53&x=2 - 23k - Cached - Similar pages

Explore Panama - Panama Canal
... goes on until dawn. One Panamanian Carnival tradition are the "mojaderas"
or "getting drenched" in water. Anyone becomes a target ...
www.explorepanama.com/interest/carnival/carnivalr.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages

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CHAQUIRAS

CHAQUIRAS--861 Google hits, 7 Google Groups hits

   OED?  (OED online has stopped working for me just now.)
   From HELLO PANAMA, Vol./Issue No. 1 2002, pg. 34, col. 2:

Panama's fascinating crafts range from the colorful Molas hand-made by the Kuna Indians, robes, and chaquiras (multicolor bead necklaces) made by the Ngobe Bugle Indians, to Panama hats and the Montuno (typical men's outfit) ceramics, wood and stone carvings, "tagua" sculptures (also known as vegetable ivory), decorative miniature balconies, and "tinajas."


(OT:  We return to Panama City on Saturday and I return to New York City on Sunday.  NOOOOOOOO!!)