Burn Trouble Burn!

Went to the annual burning of Zozobra.
I hadn't slept at all the night before and the burning is surreal so I'm kind of walking in a dream throughout.
I edited this in a way that helped me to re-shape the experience into one that was not as overwhelming as it actually was. (a bit anxious in large crowds...)

The official Zozobra site:
http://www.zozobra.com/

"Zozobra is a hideous but harmless fifty-foot bogeyman marionette. He is a toothless, empty-headed facade. He has no guts and doesn't have a leg to stand on. He is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. He never wins. He moans and groans, rolls his eyes and twists his head. His mouth gapes and chomps. His arms flail about in frustration. Every year we do him in. We string him up and burn him down in ablaze of fireworks. At last, he is gone, taking with him all our troubles for another whole year. Santa Fe celebrates another victory. Viva la Fiesta!" - A.W. Denninger

Music:
Tracy Chapman- "Another Sun"
Lila Downs-"Benediction & Dream"
Gustavo Santaolalla- "Apertura"

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• zozobra
• 2007
• santa
• fe
• u2bainsynic
• surreal
• sleep
• deprived
• fiesta
• sydtheskeptic

[Marktheguiterrorist]

No sleep probably from smoking too much crack. Zozobra is nothing like burning man and if it was, Burning man would be "like Zozobra"..... Had you done your research, you'd know that zozobra has been around since 1924.

[U2bianSynic]

So, my taste in music sucks (as per your original comment), I'm a crack head, and I'm a fraud when it comes to serious journalism-lol.

Dude, you take this shit way too seriously.  Zozobra, Burning Man...In the end, it's just a puppet on fire.

Thanks for commenting. Seriously. I will definitely check my facts next time I actually use facts. ;o)

[GeminiAuntie]

That guy is so creepy looking lol. I have a major fear of puppets, clowns or anything of that nature btw. My skin is crawling right now, but good vid none the less

[U2bianSynic]

This pretty much makes you the recipient of the "Most Courageous Viewing Award"

This is actually a cathartic cultural ritual for burning away all the gloom of the year. It doesn't work for me, either. lol

[FredFredrik]

Superb editing, makes the Zozobra event more exciting than it really is, just how awesome editing should be!!! Great choice of music as well! I was there with my family, they had a blast. Viva la Fiesta! VIVA!

[U2bianSynic]

VIVA!!!

Yea, I wish I'd gotten that in there somewhere!

I reshaped this experience into how it felt- very much like a weird dream without having slept for two days (long story for which YouTube does not allow enough characters for- you're spared) hehe

Thanks for the kind words. I do love the editing!

[Dark0Prince]

Awesome, i have to go see this.

[tmalloy9]

Not at all!

He is pretty horrible, and taking control of all the sounds is what made is so intense in the end.

Sometimes, when I was young, you would hear people screaming "Burn" and some people screaming in terror from the fireworks which sometimes went awry, and the fire dancer used to be terrifically sensual and more like a demon-flame, the little glooms were cub scouts in sheets with eye-holes until someone thought they might get charred... lol

[SydTheSkeptic]

I'm glad you liked it. I left the sounds out cuz I got overwhelmed by the pitiful screams of Ol' Man Gloom as they burned him to ta crisp.

Am I pathetic or what, that I would feel bad for my own personified troubles...? ;o)

[tmalloy9]

Really loved this video!

I grew up with Zozobra burning every year and while at first I wished for the original sound effects, I finally let go and grooved with your experience. And by the end I was blown away.

Nice job!

[jestavonation]

woooooo

[HHHkingofkings17]

i was the ghost who crashed