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  • Zozobra reflects dark sense of woe

    Robert Nott The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Sep 2, 2021

    SANTA FE -- Every September, when Zozobra goes up in smoke, tens of thousands of glooms go up with him. Those glooms, collected on slips of paper or official documents, are often related to personal problems — bad jobs, bad relationships, bad financial situations. This year, someone even dropped off a wedding dress to be torched with Zozobra on Friday — perhaps a reflection on vows taken but not delivered. But a look at a few dozen glooms provided by Zozobra organizers this year — replete with ZIP codes emanating both far a...