Attendance at the 93rd annual burning of Zozobra set a new record, event It gets better: Zero arrests, zero incidents, only three medical calls Zozobra ("Old Man Gloom") is a 50 feet (15 m) high giant marionette effigy that is built and burned during the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico and marks the Fiestas' start. At the festival the papers from the gloom box are placed at Zozobra's feet to be burned alongside him. What or Who Is Zozobra? 2013-09-05-Zozobra-593. The Burning of Zozobra is a unique cultural event staged annually the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe on Fireworks erupt at the base of Zozobra in Santa Fe, N.M., on Sept. 5, 2013. The puppet is stuffed with paper representing things that make Click to Download: Keep Calm and Burn Zozobra Fiesta Schedule Fiesta Fine An incident that shook the foundations of Fiesta occurred on March 19, 1973, Zozobra's return to Friday night was a big hit, drawing an estimated But there were no reported incidents, and those in attendance were Browse Santa Fe Fiesta Opens With Burning Of Zozobra latest photos. View images and find out Police Investigate Incident At Oxford Circus More Than 300 Friday is essential to Zozobra's survival, Sandoval said. And again there were numerous incidents of fist fights, rock and bottle throwing and Zozobra awaits his fate at Fort Marcy park at the 94th burning on Friday. Apologize today than have a safety incident on the field, he said. Old Man Gloom burns away everyone's troubles next week. Be there or be square. The head of Zozobra sits at El Museo de Cultural before its Lamb said the burning typically goes on with few incidents because of all the Zozobra Event Committee Chair Raymond Sandoval also the The burning of Gloom, Sandoval says, came from an incident in which Los Brittany Costello August 31, 2019 08:49 AM. SANTA FE, N.M.- Old Man Gloom went up in flames Friday night despite the threat of rain and wind