Good Friday in Panama

Panamanians take their holidays seriously, especially religious holidays.

No “adult beverages” can be bought at restaurants or stores.

I went to PriceMart today only to find out it.. and just about everything else in David… was closed.

Many Christians around the world observe Good Friday on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s Passion, crucifixion and death, which is told in the Christian bible.  Good Friday is the day after Maundy Thursday.

Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus Christ’s institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper, which is described in the Christian bible. The day is also known as Passion Thursday, Paschal Thursday or Sheer (or Shere) Thursday.

Many people in different countries celebrate the anniversary of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death on the Friday before Easter Sunday.  This is an observance that involves people fasting and praying. Many church services are held in the afternoon, usually around noon or midday to 3pm, to remember the hours when Jesus hung on the cross. Many churches also observe the day by re-enacting the procession of the cross as in the ritual of the Stations of the Cross, which depicts the final hours of Jesus’ life. Processions are held in many countries.

This photo of a Good Friday procession in downtown Boquete was taken by a friend who just moved to Boquete today.