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[Desertdi]

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

Is it Wiccan or Pagan of some sort?

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@Puzzle Piece    This is the origin, quoted from KOAT TV:

"It's a tradition that's become embedded into New Mexico's culture. It's an idea — a story — that's credited to one man with the aspiration and vision to create a new and different type of canvas.

The man behind Zozobra? Will Shuster."

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Will Shuster

American artist

William Howard Shuster Jr. was an American painter, sculptor and teacher.

BornWilliam Howard Shuster Jr. · November 26, 1893 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

DiedFebruary 9, 1969 (aged 75) · Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

EducationJohn Sloan

Alma materDrexel Institute

Resting placeSanta Fe National Cemetery · Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.

Known forPainting

Notable workZozobra

MovementLos Cinco Pintores

[Bird mama]

@Kachina624   I discovered the TV show GRIMM in syndication this summer.  A hexenbiest is a witch like creature that resembles a corpse with visibly decaying flesh. 

 

[Sweet Kitties]

I know it seems like a harmless little ritual, but what is the origin of this? I turn to god when I feel gloomy or need help. Creepy dieties won't help you.

[Kachina624]

@Desertdi. Wow, I didn't realize Schuster was a Drexel grad.  I went there for my first 2 yrs of college.  It's now Drexel University and is in Philadelphia. 

[Lakelife62]

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@Sweet Kitties wrote:

I know it seems like a harmless little ritual, but what is the origin of this? I turn to god when I feel gloomy or need help. Creepy dieties won't help you.

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Ummm. Neither will yours.