The New Year is very diferent from the Chinese New Year. First, the celebration lasts only on 31 of december. One or two months before they make statues of card board. Some people make statues of 30 centimeters and other make huge statues of five meters. It´s amazing. These statues are called "Año viejo". They celebrate the New Year within her family. Some think yellow, red and blue are colors of good luck, so people wear clothes of these colors.
The food is delicious. The Ecuatorian families cook roast turkey with potatoes but the turkey is expensive, so many people cook roast chicken or roast pork. They also make hot chocolate and salad for side plates.
Also they visit their relatives and they have fun.
Children are very lucky because they get many presents such as : Toys, clothes and money. the firework display starts at 12 o`clock. They also throw firecrackers and burn the statue "año viejo" because they believe that burning keep away the bad spirits of the old year. So families hug and start to eat the food.
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