Some of 2013's lingering questions beg answers in 2014

There are bear dances in Moldavia, pickle drops in Pennsylvania. And in Ecuador, many celebrate the arrival by torching hand-constructed life-sized effigies to symbolize the burning of one's regrets and the baggage of the previous 12 months, so they can begin the next dozen with a fresh slate.

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