tradition

Every year, on the Friday of Labor Day weekend, Santa Fe’s Fort Marcy Park becomes the stage for a unique and vibrant celebration known as the Burning of Zozobra. This annual event draws thousands of participants who gather to witness the dramatic incineration of a towering 50-foot effigy, affectionately called New Mexico’s Boogeyman or Old Man Gloom. As the massive figure seems to cast its shadow over the city, the crowd’s collective cheer rises, signaling the beginning of their fiery