Calum Wakeland, 3, and his grandmother Carol Trujillo-Sieber, from Albuquerque, help stuff the body of Zozobra with shredded paper. Over 120 people helped Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe during a public stuffing at the Santa Fe Place Mall on Saturday. The 50-foot tall Zozobra will be burned Labor Day Weekend before thousands in Santa Fe.
Claudia Romero, 17, from Santa Fe, twists shredded paper into woven wire to help make the body of Zozobra. Over 120 people helped Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe during a public stuffing at the Santa Fe Place Mall, Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Noah Rosse, 9, from Santa Fe, twists shredded paper into woven wire to help make the body of Zozobra. Over 120 people helped Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe during a public stuffing at the Santa Fe Place Mall, Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Xavier Torres, 7, and his father Michael Torres, from Taos, were among the over 120 people helped Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe stuff Zozobra, during a public stuffing at the Santa Fe Place Mall, Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Emilio Trujillo, 5, from Ohkay Owingeh, tries on a Zozobra head, during a public stuffing of Old Man Gloom, at the Santa Fe Place Mall, Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Carol Trujillo-Sieber, from Albuquerque, center, and over 120 people helped Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe during stuffing Zozobra at the Santa Fe Place Mall, Saturday, May 31, 2025.