The cultural diversity of Panama is expressed in multiple ways, like the sparks of a gem.  Music, dance, handycrafts, plastic, rituals and religious beliefs  are part of the countries common living, are evidence of the country’s rich and intricated cultural knitting.  On special occasions and festivities  - such  as Carnival, fairs and patronage parties of the various are part of the  country’s daily life  - the happy spirit of the population overflows and the atmosphere is filled with musical rhythm, dances and parties Panamanians like.  In the villages of the provinces traditional expressions of the population may be appreciated, among them vernacular architecture, colorful dresses, songs and dance.  Handycrafts are particularly beautiful, specially the pieces made by original  Indian ethnic group, among them the mola, wood carvings and tagua seeds, and the incomparable bags made out of palma chunga and made by the Emberas and the Wounaans.