Panama Edition
World Home Threshold Day leads today's complete edition for Panama.
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A day for the doors, mats, shoes, keys, steps, and greetings that mark the passage between the world and home.
The Cristo Negro de Esquipulas is venerated across Panama, especially in the western provinces near Costa Rica. Pilgrims travel to the shrine in Esquipulas, Guatemala, but local churches in Chiriqui and Veraguas hold their own processions with black Christ statues draped in white linen. The devotion blends Catholic and indigenous beliefs in a uniquely Central American expression of faith.
