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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.
Aug. 29—Part ghost and part monster, Zozobra has appeared before Santa Feans in a series of incarnations — fingers pointing skyward, panic etched across his face as he groans in agony — and ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Aug. 30—In 1974, a relatively strapping Bill Loshbough, then 34, lent his mind and muscle for 16 hours as a volunteer to ensure the 50th anniversary edition of Zozobra went off without a hitch.
Parades and mariachis are a common occurrence at the Festival. The highlight of the Fiesta de Santa Fe is the burning of “Zozobra," also known as "Old Man Gloom"—an imposing 50 foot tall puppet that represents the problems and hardships of the previous year. Zozobra was designed by artist Will Shuster.
Sep. 1—Friday morning, Zozobra event organizers unveiled this year's monstrous marionette, clad in a black robe. 2023's gloom-gobbling Zozobra is Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter ...