Great excuse for New Mexicans to get drunk. I saw it when I lived there as a child. Grew up 30 minutes north of SantaFe in a shthole town called Espanola...which to this day still carries the same quality of reverence. Catholic culture is nutty all over Northern NM. Theres a place called Chimayo thats due East of Espanola where Jesus Christ is supposed to have stood once upon a time and every year at Easter time theres a religious pilgrimage event called “Walking the Santuario” (google it). As a kid, it always creeped me out to see that.
In 1984 Espanola was known as the “Lowrider Capital of the USA”. Today its known as “The Heroin Capital of New Mexico”.
Another distinction NM has is the most DUI’s in the country...mainly from its native Indian population. I think that its now illegal to have any alcohol whatsoever on any NM Indian reservation.
Fk New Mexico!
Apparently burning Mr. Gloom and anxiety doesn’t really do anything. Cause all the past gloom and anxiety is already gone.
...and burning Mr. Zozoba today doesn’t stop the gloom and anxiety for the future. Cause the pageant is already planned for 2026...
Very interesting corporate exercise.
I live in NM.
Zozobra is the loony Santa Fe version of Kwanza.
Fake heritage for neo-pagans.