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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.