Martyrs’ Day

Martyrs’ Day is a day celebrated in Panama and is a national day of mourning. It commemorates the January 1964 anti-American riots over the sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riot began when the Panamanian flag was ripped, and students were killed. This day of mourning is observed on January 9th every year, with people retracing the steps of the original protesters and laying wreaths on memorials.