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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.
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.
Aug. 27—A hybrid of ghost and monster, in the early days, Zozobra consisted of a 6-foot tall telephone pole wrapped in muslin stuffed with tumbleweeds. The artist Gustave Baumann created his head.
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.
After getting permission from Zozobra organizers at the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, which presents the popular burning each year, Jamie Aranda got to work on the story, detailing Zozo's journey ...
Zozobra was an American sludge metal band that was first conceived by Caleb Scofield during 2006. He was joined by Santos Montano for the band's first release, Harmonic Tremors , in 2007. Early Zozobra recordings had a lot in common with the experimental-hardcore of Old Man Gloom and symbolically shares a synonymous name.
Aug. 28—With more than 60,000 people expected to attend Friday's centennial burning of Zozobra at Fort Marcy Ballpark, downtown parking spots are going to be the evening's hottest ticket. Santa ...
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 ...