MiCultura promotes conversation at World Folklore Day

To illustrate about the meaning and importance of folklore as a part of Panamanian identity, the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) through the Folklore National Directorate conducted the "Let's talk about folklore" event.

The day that forms part of the activities to celebrate the "World Folklore Day" was conducted with face to face at the headquarters of MiCultura and virtual through the zoom platform with professional experts and connoisseurs of the topic as Luis "Cholo" Bernal, Eric "Nene" Polo and Karen Peralta that addressed issues such as the 10th, pollera, concepts and origins of the term folklore.

"Cholo" Bernal was the first to explain about poetry made melody. "The tenth" detailed that his origins have been from Spain for more than 400 years and how, every country adapts them to the instrument they use, but that his components are the same, as they are rhyme and combinations between strokes.

Just as accompanied by musician Sergio Cortéz recreated how it was adopted in our country, the torrents we used and the variations during the executions, as well as explain the meaning of this folkloric expression that transmits through the singing, feelings and emotions of the man of the field.

For his part Eric "Nene" Polo, a great connoisseur of the Panamanian pollera, a piece of great value explained the parts that make up the pollera, especially how the nightgown, the earlier and its currently used, as well as the texture and parts that make up it. He also shown the variants of each province and how to be the bezel and the use of the jeweler for every dresser.

While Karen Peralta, National Director of Folklore at MiCultura shared information about folklore terminology, recommending using the concept should be written with "k" as part of his original word. Also sharing his panelist's concept "that folklore evolves but should maintain its essence.