The story behind Zozobra, a 50-foot marionette that burns every year in Santa Fe

Most of the time, Fort Marcy Ball Field in Santa Fe, New Mexico, hosts baseball games for its youth leagues and its semipro team, the Fuego. But everyone in the state capital (this writer’s hometown) knows that on every other day of the year, the events are just space holders for Zozobra—the 50-foot marionette that will be set ablaze tonight for the 100th year in a row.  Started in 1924 as a backyard event by artist Will Shuster, Zozobra (whose name in Spanish means anxiety) has...