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- Subject: Those wacky fundies at Fiesta!
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- Date: 12 Sep 92 19:07:11 GMT
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- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- Well, there is good news in New Mexico, the heathen outnumbered the anal
- retentive evangelicals 1000 to 1 Friday night in Santa Fe.
-
- I managed to make it to the Santa Fe Fiestas for the burning of
- Zozobra (old man gloom) and the opening day of the Fiesta weekend.
- There were between 30,000 and 40,000 people who attended the burning
- of Zozobra and, judging from the people who were dancing and laughing
- I would think it safe to say most were having a good time.
-
- After the burning most of the crowd walked the 1/2 mile back to the
- plaza. Along the main route back there was a group of about 30-40
- evangelicals urging all who were having a great time to "Repent Now!"
-
- It is good to see that the evangelical element in town was unable to
- keep people from having a good time. The burning of Zozobra has been a
- tradition in Santa Fe for more than 60 years. Zozobra, a rather large
- and ugly fellow who basically moans while people have a good time, was
- designed by a Santa Fe artist and is used to help kick off the Fiestas
- weekend. The event, by the way, is sponsored by that "godless" group, the
- Kiwanis. (sarcasm off after the last sentence).
-
- Anyway, I wanted to share this with the group. I find it absurd that people
- waste so much energy trying to keep other people from enjoying life and
- having a good time. I was also very happy to know that, while this group
- of evangelicals were allowed to voice their opinions, they are unable to
- stop a wonderful community tradition.
-
- Viva Free Speech!
- Viva Freedom of Religion (and freedom from religion)!
- Viva Fiesta!
-
- --john chadwick
-