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MANILA, Philippines – On New Year’s Eve, Colombians observed their tradition of burning effigies to ward off bad luck for the year, but with a twist: the faces on some of the effigies included Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach and US comedian Steve Harvey, the 2015 Miss Universe coronation night host.
A video of the effigy-burning activity was posted on Facebook on Friday, January 1, by user Noider Almanza Barraza, and has since gone viral. In it, effigies of Pia and Steve are being burned.
Noider turns the camera around after a while, and smiles, waves, and cheers. Other cheers and festive music is heard in the background as well.
De esta manera se quemó misa philipinas y el presentador de misa universo el año viejo 2015…
Posted by Noider Almanza Barraza on Thursday, 31 December 2015
The video was reposted on the Senyora Santibanez Facebook page on Saturday, January 2. Many Filipino social media users called out Noider and Colombians on being “bitter” about their bet’s loss at the Miss Universe pageant.
The burning of effigies, called año viejo (old year), is a New Year’s Eve tradition in Latin American countries, where it is believed that the act wards off bad luck in the coming year. The effigies are burned at the stroke of midnight too.
Other Latin American social media users who observe the tradition have posted photos of their effigies of Pia and Steve too.
."El Año Viejo" Guess who’s going to be burned this year… yep: @IAmSteveHarvey pic.twitter.com/tf4GTDVi0g
— Carlos Lugo (@CabetoLugo) December 25, 2015
@tvnnoticias @SueltaElWichi @PanamaRTweet @TuManana13 @buenosdiastvn Aqui con #SteveHarvey autor: @Artesvictor1 pic.twitter.com/AaqN4gXyg3
— Victor Alvarez (@Artesvictor1) December 24, 2015
El ingenio de los colombianos no tiene fin, especialmente al elaborar los tradicionales muñecos de Año Viejo. pic.twitter.com/vSn0W0KRoK
— EL MERIDIANO (@MeridianoWeb) December 28, 2015
On December 20, Pia won the Miss Universe title in Las Vegas, after host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Colombia’s Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner. Steve apologized for his mistake after.
Ariadna has since spoken up about the incident on Colombia’s W Radio, saying that the experience humbled her and the rest of the Latin community present at the pageant. – Rappler.com
More Miss Universe on Rappler:
Post Miss Universe
- Stella Araneta on Miss U:’ I’m Colombian but I would choose Philippines’
- Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez speaks up on announcement mix-up
Pia Wurtzbach as Miss Universe 2015
- Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach’s New Year message: ‘I’ve never been more proud to be a Filipina’
- See Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach as a doll
- Artist sketches Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach as a Disney princess
- Pia Wurtzbach to Miss Colombia: Fate has a plan for you
Coronation night:
- WATCH: Miss Universe Germany upset over PH win
- PH’s Pia Wurtzbach wins Miss Universe 2015
- Mix-up seen ’round the universe: Host Steve Harvey announces wrong winner
- WATCH: Miss Philippines, Miss Colombia speak up on Miss Universe 2015 mix-up
- Pro-US bases? Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach should get a briefing, activists say
- What happened? Netizens chime in on #MissUniverse2015 mixup
- WATCH: Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach’s triumphant winning moment
- LIVE BLOG: Miss Universe 2015 coronation night
- Palace, politicians: Thank you, Pia, for this Christmas gift
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- Miss Universe PH 2015 Pia Wurtzbach asks #AlDub fans: Support me
- IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe 2015 candidates share makeup-free selfies
- LOOK: Miss Universe PH 2015 Pia Wurtzbach’s national costume
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- IN PHOTOS: Miss PH Pia Wurtzbach at Miss Universe preliminaries
- Miss Universe 2015: Miss Myanmar recovers from preliminary competition stumble
- Photo recap: Miss Universe 2015 preliminary competition
- Miss Universe PH Pia Wurtzbach: I’m not going to waste my victory
- Miss Universe 2015 pageant gets a confirmed date
- 5 things to know about Miss Universe PH Pia Wurtzbach
- IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe PH Pia Wurtzbach’s official Miss Universe photos
- Miss Universe PH Pia Wurtzbach: Work around your weaknesses
- Emotional Pia Wurtzbach recalls challenging road to Miss Universe
- WATCH: Pia Wurtzbach wins Miss Universe PH crown
- IN PHOTOS: Recap, Miss Universe 2014-2015 coronation
- HIGHLIGHTS: Miss Universe 2014 coronation night
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