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| La familia :) |
The tradition is that a doll is created to represent the past year; they then burn it to represent that the past is gone and renewal has begun for the coming year.
Then, there are the guys that dress up as widows and go out on the streets and ask for money the same night. They represent the "wives" that were married to the men that were "burned." It sounds violent but that's what they do here.
These "widows" then go around asking for money because "they don't have a working husband anymore."
Other Traditions:
Ecuadorians go all out when it comes to New Year's.
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| The doll options. Left: "Pedro doll" stuffed with newspaper Pedro was home-made by Brian and the family. |
Then, there are the guys that dress up as widows and go out on the streets and ask for money the same night. They represent the "wives" that were married to the men that were "burned." It sounds violent but that's what they do here.
These "widows" then go around asking for money because "they don't have a working husband anymore."
Other Traditions:
- one can wear yellow underwear on New Year's to have good luck in the coming year
- one eats 12 grapes representing the 12 months in the year
- one can run around the block with a suitcase which represents that one will travel the next year (Babett and I did that :))
Ecuadorians go all out when it comes to New Year's.
