5 de noviembre de 1903
Also spelled: Consolidación de la Separación · Día de la Consolidación de la Separación
Definition
The date that commemorates the Consolidation of Panama's Separation from Colombia: the day the Colombian battalion that had landed in Colón to put down the separation sailed back without a fight. It is a national holiday celebrated in Colón, where schools, institutions and independent bands from all over the country come to parade: there are so many that the parade almost always starts late and ends close to midnight. It is often confused with Colón Day, February 27, the anniversary of the city's founding in 1852.
Example
The November 5 parade in Colón starts late and goes on until almost midnight.El desfile del 5 de noviembre en Colón empieza tarde y se acaba casi a medianoche.
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