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Años Viejos: Torching the Old Year to Toast the New One

December 30, 2021Isabella Grullón PazComments Off on Años Viejos: Torching the Old Year to Toast the New One
In parts of Latin America, the traditional burning of rag dolls was used to symbolically banish the woes of the year gone by. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to see TV hosts and ex-presidents going up in flames.
Tagged Andes Mountains, Colombia, Ecuador, Holidays and Special Occasions, Latin America, New Year
Isabella Grullón Paz
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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