How do Ecuadorians prepare themselves for the new year?
They wash their faces and cleanse their entire bodies in an effort to purify themselves for the new year
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
They make a special stew filled with all the family's favorite vegetables and assume this stew will "cleanse" the family members
They follow a traditional path, writing a letter of intentions for the new year, but keep the list sealed until the following new year