Burn Him! Santa Fe’s Old Man Gloom

This year’s Zozobra puppet. 

The burning Zozobra is a century-old  tradition in Santa Fe. Old Man Gloom is traditionally sacrificed at the beginning of the Santa Fe Fiesta. This year’s Zozobra is described as the Master of the Dark Arts (see the wand?)

Here is a video from New Mexico True about this uniquely New Mexico tradition. 

Zozobra