How celebrating an Ecuadorian New Year's tradition brings us closer together

Code Switch

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🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Happy New Year, fam! This year, we're celebrating Ecuadorian style: by burning away what we want to let go of from last year and creating space for moving ahead with this year. Code Switch producer Xavier Lopez takes us on his journey to explore the tradition of his childhood, learn its origins, and honor it in his life in New York today.

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0:43.9	Hey, everyone.
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0:46.7	I'm Bea Parker.
0:48.2	And happy New Year or not.
0:51.6	Have the New Year you prefer.
0:54.5	Joining me on the mic today is Code Switch producer Xavier Lopez.
0:58.8	Hey, Javier.
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1:00.4	Happy New Year.
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1:02.8	All right, tell the people while you're here today.
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