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Aug. 8—The 100th anniversary burning of Will Shuster's Zozobra isn't until the end of the month, but Santa Feans champing at the bit to shake their fists at Old Man Gloom can get a jump start at ...
About 41,000 people who attended last year's burning were residents of the Santa Fe area, Sandoval said, "half of the city." But many attendees come from far beyond New Mexico's borders.
Since 1926, Zozobra has been burned publicly as part of (or before) the annual Santa Fe Fiestas. In 1964, Shuster transferred sponsorship of the event and rights to Zozobra's image to the Kiwanis ...
Zozobra (also known as Old Man Gloom and sometimes branded as Will Shuster's Zozobra) is a giant marionette effigy constructed of wood, wire and cotton cloth that is built and burned on the Friday of Labor Day weekend prior to the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. It stands 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m) high.
This year, an 84-year-old Loshbough will toil from 5 a.m. until well after dark as the Santa Fe blowout event's risk management chief. He became involved in 1966 — nearly 60 years ago — when ...
The burning of Zozobra at fiesta. The start of Fiestas is marked by the beginning of the Novena masses, which start during the Knighting and Coronation of Don Diego de Vargas and La Reina de Santa Fe in which a procession which takes La Conquistadora from the Cathedral Basilica to the Rosario Chapel, at Rosario Cemetery in Santa Fe.
Jun. 3—The 100th anniversary of Will Shuster's Burning of Zozobra will take place on Aug. 30 in Santa Fe. Organizers have spent months — even years — preparing for the milestone. Ray ...
Apr. 13—Move over, Taylor Swift: The hottest event in Santa Fe this year is the 100th burning of Zozobra. While the event is not selling out quite as quickly as Swift's Eras Tour, as of Friday ...