Mattel, a popular toy making company, has released news about the latest limited edition Barbie – “Day of the Dead Barbie”.
Mattel releases this limited edition Barbie in consideration of Mexico's Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Dia de Muertos is a traditional holiday in Mexico and people respect the lives of close and dear people who have passed away.
The skull is a relevant part of the celebration and people draw their faces with sugar skull designs on this day.
Dead Barbie Day Release Date
Limited Edition “Dead Day” Bobby will be released on September 12th. The famous female doll will wear & # 39; sugar skull & # 39; face paint, well decorated headdress and traditional black floral dress in Mexican style.
Dead Barbie Day Price
Mattel, a toy maker that owns Barbie, has confirmed that Barbie can be purchased for $ 75 (£ 60) on Walmart, Target and Amazon.com
Dead Barbie Day attracts mixed reactions
One part of society is happy to see the new limited edition dolls, but the rest are equally blamed for cultural transmission.
“Is this a bad joke? The #Mattel toy company plans to announce and promote the day of the dead Bobby … Día de los Muertos is one of Mexico's most sacred traditions dating from Mexico to prehistoric times. Stop production! [sic]" One Tweet.
"Do not worry! Aboriginal people who sell this kind of thing much cheaper have no profit. $ 750,000 can help a multi-million dollar company get richer! ”
"I hope people know how much love we have for this doll and how much we admire it for the day of the dead."
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