People came from everywhere, and despite the gray sky and the
rain, which served as a backdrop, the parade marched on. The
streets were filled and embellished with colorful traditional
costumes. The traditional gold costumes illuminated the way.
They revived old traditional tunes accompanied by drums,
accordions, and joyous marching bands. As the Thousand Pollera
Parade proceeded through the city of Las Tablas, more women
dressed in traditional pollera costumes, came out of doorways
and from balconies, and joined this majestic parade. There were
so many polleras, and it is believed that there were
approximately 10,000 in all. The polleras —montunas, ocueñas,
and gala— shined during the sunset. They were welcomed with
admiration by hundreds of journalist cameras. The polleras
danced for the sole recompense of rescuing the Panamanian
folkloric tradition, which revived with the rain that an
admiring sky poured on them.