Panama August 16, 2026.The streets of ocú were filled with color, music, peasant prints and pride for traditions this Sunday during the great parade typical of the 53rd National Manito Festival, a celebration that brought together hundreds of participants and public at a dedicated day to preserve and display the customs of this Harrean district.

Educational centers, co-ordination delegations and representatives of communities participated with carts, dressings and prints that recreated scenes of traditional busy life, including The Dead in Talanquera, Los Penitentes, El Fogón, The Peasant Marriage and La Carga del Rancho.

The vernacular gastronomy also had its space through the El Fogón figure, which allowed to show the culinary knowledge transmitted between generations and the value of the practices that form part of the memory of communities.

The necks, ponds, hats and traditional accessories were leading the way, while the delegations of different cordments shown the cultural peculiarities that distinguish ocu.

One of the most cheerful moments was the closure of the parade with the participation of the Queen of the National Manito Festival, Ana Lucía Campos, who walked the path at the traditional busy ranch, loaded with his shoulders by more than 50 men, to the rhythm of screams and salomas that spread to his assistants.

The Ministry of Culture once again supports this festival as part of institutional support for communities and those with traditional cultural expressions.

The parade at the 53rd National Manitor Festival shown how ocu's customs continue to pass from generation to generation with the active participation of children, youth, educational centers, families and communities that keep their cultural manifestations alive.

The National Manito Festival remains one of the main meetings to get to know and appreciate the cultural expressions and its contribution to the Panamanian cultural heritage.