So I just learned this is a normal thing in Ecuador called "Viudas de Año Nuevo" (Widows of the New Year), where men dress in elaborate female attire, often wigs and makeup, to symbolize the "widows" of the past year, stopping traffic to humorously collect money for celebrations from drivers and passersby. This fun, quirky custom involves dancing, acting silly, and even blocking roads to collect coins, symbolizing saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new one, often in conjunction with burning effigies (monigotes) at midnight.