Zozobra: 100 Years of Fire and Redemption | movie | 2024 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

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00:00This is Oprah, burned for the first time back in 1924.

00:29People here are very excited.

00:30It's loud.

00:31They've been chanting, burn him.

00:32The idea eventually evolved into the 50-foot mobster it is today.

00:39Three days of fun and fiesta, which always come on Labor Day weekend, are ushered in

00:45by the burning of the Zobra, where old man blooms on a hill overlooking the city.

00:58Anybody who's been to the burning of the Zobra, or anybody who's been part of the burning

01:02of the Zobra, or performing, or whatever, and the crowd, you can't leave that without

01:08being changed.

01:09It's just impossible.

01:10Zobra is very special to me.

01:11My name is Ashley Moore, and I'm a Zobra Zobra fan.

01:12And I love it.

01:13You know, Zobra is Santa Fe's boogeyman.

01:32It is a monster that we create through our own misdeeds, and Zobra is that accumulation

01:40of all that negative energy that manifests itself into this 50-foot monster.

01:49Zobra is a community tradition that speaks to the heart of everyone in the city of Santa

01:54Fe, and probably the majority of New Mexico.

01:56It's an opportunity to release your gloom.

01:58It's the day to let go of everything that was bothering you in the previous year, start

02:02fresh, smile, and share the goodwill.

02:07Since we were handed Zobra in 1964, if you adjust for inflation, Kiwanis has donated

02:12$3.5 million back to non-profits that serve our kids and our community, and so we're very

02:17proud of that record.

02:26We're so fortunate to be the heirs to this amazing tapestry that is our city, and I think

02:33that Zobra is one of the brightest threads in that tapestry.