Multiple choice general knowledge culture

How do Ecuadorians prepare themselves for the new year?

  1. They wash their faces and cleanse their entire bodies in an effort to purify themselves for the new year

  2. They build a straw man, dress him in family clothes, then make a list of all the family's wrongdoings and burn him to cleanse the family

  3. They make a special stew filled with all the family's favorite vegetables and assume this stew will "cleanse" the family members

  4. They follow a traditional path, writing a letter of intentions for the new year, but keep the list sealed until the following new year
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Explanation

Ecuadorians have a unique New Year's tradition of building a 'monigote' (straw man) dressed in old clothes, writing a list of the family's wrongdoings or bad luck from the past year, and burning it at midnight to symbolize cleansing and renewal.

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