Zozobra
zozobra also known old man gloom sometimes branded shusters zozobra giant marionette effigy constructed wood wire cotton cloth built burned friday labor day weekend prior annual fiesta de santa fe santa fe new mexico united state stand ft high name taken spanish word zozobra referring strong feeling anxiety worry name suggests effigy embodies gloom anxiety burning people destroy worry trouble previous year flame anyone excess gloom encouraged write nature gloom slip paper leave gloom box found city santa fe visitor center week leading burn participant also welcome add gloom annual zozofest festive precursor event take place weekend zozobra burn attend burning also add document venue day burning pm mt gloom tent add woe marionette stuffing legal paper divorce document mortgage payoff parking ticket martin guitar even wedding dress –– found way zozobra go smoke festival gloom gloom box placed inside zozobra burned alongside fiesta de santa fe held since celebrate spanish reconquest city diego de vargas pueblo tribe occupied city since pueblo revolt burning zozobra date artist william howard shuster jr created burned first zozobra backyard party friend fellow artist zozobra spanish word anxiety worry sinking chosen shuster newspaper editor e dana johnson trip made mexico said idea influenced mexican cartonería papiermâché sculpture specifically effigy exploded burning juda take place holy saturday new year eve way ridding oneself one community evil year santa fe new mexico people attend event hundred thousand watch online labor day friday burning zozobra followed festive art craft fair launch santa fe fiesta labor day weekend following weekend welcome santa fe fiesta desfile de los niños childrens pet parade saturday hystericalhistorical parade sunday traditional mass st francis cathedral since receiving right zozobra pageant creator shuster kiwanis club santa fe built zozobra burned effigy fort marcy park zozobra burned september certified guinness world record largest marionette world time measuring ft height burning zozobra traditionally held september however attendance event improved moved friday immediately labor day event gate open pm live entertainment lead official pageant begin pm featuring live music performance beachball toss performance america national anthem lightsout music signal start ritual tradition annual drama begin earnest zozobra begin move looking side side calling gloomies group youthful dancer symbolize child santa fe zozobra converted minion clouding mind robbing hope happiness group torchbearer arrives representing brave townsfolk come fight zozobras dark intention destroy city future zozobras force great gloomies frighten away torchbearer drop flaming torch scatter zozobra gloomies celebrate watching crowd energized begin chant burn burn summoned urgent call help fire spirit materializes dressed red headdress symbolizing old man gloom archenemy representing goodness light called forth destroy gloom bad energy year fire spirit chase away glooomies dance battle zozobra whose arm head move growl groan zozobra becomes incensed fire spirit take pair flaming torch taunt possibility destruction struggle light darkness finally consummated marionette set alight series internal firework finally collapse amidst massive display firework overhead said creator shusters way painting sky last zozobra smolder pile glowing ember watching crowd joyously celebrates victory light darkness color hair change year september — copper september — neon yellow september — silver september — red september — salt pepper hair made grey white cheerleader pompoms mirror silver eye pupil also first zozobra burn thursday september — yellow red hair highlight september — yellow september — purple september — turquoise september — lavender september — orange september — brown september — silver september — red september — green september — red september — blue september — purple september — yellow september — green august — neon yellow september — bald september — black combover fedora september — orangered august — silver august — mustard yellow september — covidzozobra silver hair red triangle orange pingpong ball represent coronavirus button read wore gold murder hornet cufflink september — white september — copper gold frosted tip september — turquoise august — gold burning zozobra similar related activity burning man festival burning juda europe druid concept wicker man idea pappanji keralan culture zozobra story old man gloom jennifer owings dewey photographed jeanie pulsen fleming santa fe university new mexico press burning zozobra official site santa fe fiesta council official santa fe fiesta site video zozobra burning santa fe new mexican