In typical Panamanian households it is traditional to laden the table with various fruits and breads; to hang rice and lemon boughs above the door and even place with it a dollar. In the stores in the days just before New Years you will find cases of apples, oranges, pears, and grapes in addition to the regular fruit that is available normally. On the sidewalk in front of the store you are almost sure to see tables set up selling the boughs of rice and lemons in additions to the various incenses that are used in the catholic belief. All of these steps and precautions are taken in the hopes that the act of doing so as the New Year begins will insure the same bounty within their homes through out the rest of the year