THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON MUSEUM IS HOSTING A STEAM NIGHT WITH A SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATING TWO ICONIC NEW MEXICO TRADITIONS. ZOZOBRA AND BALLOONS. LAST NIGHT, PEOPLE GATHERED IN CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ...

of a 6-foot tall telephone pole wrapped in muslin stuffed with tumbleweeds. The artist Gustave Baumann created his head. It was too small. Today, participants stuff scribbled pieces of paper marking ...

For decades, residents in Santa Fe, N.M., have gathered to burn a massive puppet — but only after stuffing it with symbols of their woes. It's a... Long Before Burning Man, Zozobra Brought Fire And ...

Constructing Zozobra takes an entire community and a whole lot of time.When building Old Man Gloom, each cut is carefully measured. It’s a recipe that's now 100 years old. Will Shuster always wanted ...

For those of us who grew up in Santa Fe, N.M., there are few figures that loom larger than Zozobra. I mean that literally, as much as figuratively: The 50-foot-tall marionette is as familiar as Santa ...