Monday, September 8, 2008

AHHHHH-Mazing!!!  Zozobra, the fiesta, centers around the ritual burning of Old Man Gloom, or Zozobra, to dispel the hardships and travails of the past year.  It was a huge spectacular with fireworks, dancers, chanting, and moaning coming from the 50-foot marionette!  As thousands of people in the crowd taunted, "Burn him, burn him, burn him," I thought about everything that Emily and I have been through in the past year.  As my mouth fell open in awe, I began to feel renewed.  And as he went up in flames, along with all of our trials, I screamed.  It felt good.  And now I'm ready to start anew.

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