Zozobra

A local Zozobra!  Releasing troubles into the flames.  From Wikipedia, a more thorough explanation:  Zozobra ("Old Man Gloom") is a giant marionette effigy that is built and burned every autumn during Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As his name suggests, he embodies gloom; by burning him, people destroy the worries and troubles of the previous year in the flames.