Effigies made in the likeness of comic book super heroes are seen at a stall in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. As a part of tradition, Ecuadoreans burn effigies on the street at midnight in New Year's eve. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





Effigies are seen at a stall in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





An effigy is loaded on a vehicle ahead of New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





Effigies are seen at a stall in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





Masks are seen at a stall in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





Effigies are seen at a stall in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





A woman wears a mask at a stall in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





A street vendor stocks effigies for sale in preparation for New Year's eve in Quito December 30, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. The ritual is an end-of-the-year tradition and the shamans called for world peace and wished good luck for the upcoming elections in Peru and the U.S. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of Argentinian President Mauricio Macri perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of Russia's President Vladimir Putin perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding posters of Peru's presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori and Cesar Acuna perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding posters of Cuba's President Raul Castro, U.S. President Barack Obama and Argentinian President Mauricio Macri perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans perform a ritual of predictions for the new year in front of the 37-meter high statue of 'Christ of the Pacific' at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of Cuba's President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Peruvian shamans holding a poster of Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori perform a ritual of predictions for the new year at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





Effigies are seen in a market in Lima, Peru, December 30, 2015. Peruvians traditionally burn effigies of popular figures from the past year as part of New Year's celebrations. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





People carry effigies of former President of the Peruvian Football Federation Manuel Burga (R) and Yahaira, a dancer and girlfriend of Peru's soccer player Jefferson Farfan, in a market in Lima, Peru, December 30, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





A woman carries effigies of Peru's soccer player Jefferson Farfan in a market in Lima, Peru, December 30, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





A man sells effigies of first lady Nadine Heredia in a market in Lima, Peru, December 30, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





An effigy of former President of the Peruvian Football Federation Manuel Burga is seen in a market in Lima, Peru, December 30, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





A man sells effigies of first lady Nadine Heredia and of Yahaira, a dancer and girlfriend of Peru's soccer player Jefferson Farfan, in a market in Lima, Peru, December 30, 2015. (Photo by Mariana Bazo/Reuters)





People participate in a parade paying tribute to Yemoja, (Iemanja, in Portuguese), female God of the sea, in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 29 December 2015. Yemoja reaches more believers every year on 29 December, when tourists crowd Rio de Janeiro streets, in a parade passing by different places of the city. (Photo by Antonio Lacerda/EPA)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda carries offerings for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 29, 2015. Worshippers present gifts to the sea goddess at the end of every year, to give thanks and ask for blessings for the upcoming new year. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda pays tribute to Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda swims after paying tribute to Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A handmade boat carries offerings for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, on the waters of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda carries offerings for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda holds an image of Iemanja, goddess of the sea, as she pays her a tribute at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda carries offerings for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda carries offerings for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, December 29, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





A handmade puppet is seen along the street in Managua, Nicaragua December 30, 2015. Nicaraguans traditionally burn handmade puppets as a way of saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming in the new. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)





Handmade puppets are seen along the street in Managua, Nicaragua December 30, 2015. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)





A woman sells handmade puppets along the street in Managua, Nicaragua December 30, 2015. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)





A man carries on his motorcycle a handmade puppet in Managua, Nicaragua December 30, 2015. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)





A man puts the finishing touches to handmade puppet in Managua, Nicaragua December 30, 2015. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)





A handmade puppet is seen along a street in Managua, Nicaragua, December 30, 2015. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)





A man prays outside the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





Women in kimonos burn incense sticks at the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





People bath in incense smoke at the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





A woman has her picture taken at a incense burner outside the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





People pray at the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





A boy wears a comic character hat as he prays at the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2015. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)