Barbie Signature. Dia de Muertos 2022.

New in package.

What a nice way to remember this special day for many people, in the Mexican culture.

Not only as a possible  collectible, but an item that reminds the roots of inheritance of a beautiful tradition.

El Dia de los Muertos is not, as is commonly thought, a Mexican version of Halloween, though the two holidays do share some traditions, including costumes and parades.

On the Day of the Dead, its believed that the border between the spirit world and the real world dissolve. During this brief period, the souls of the dead awaken and return to the living world to feast, drink, dance and play music with their loved ones. In turn, the living family members treat the deceased as honored guests in their celebrations, and leave the deceaseds favorite foods and other offerings at gravesites or on the ofrendas built in their homes.Ofrendas can be decorated with candles, bright marigolds called cempasuchil and red cocks combs alongside food like stacks of tortillas and fruit. The most prominent symbols related to the Day of the Dead are calacas (skeletons) and calaveras (skulls). In the early 20th century, the printer and cartoonist Jos Guadalupe Posada incorporated skeletal figures in his art mocking politicians and commenting on revolutionary politics. His most well-known work, La Calavera Catrina, or Elegant Skull, features a female skeleton adorned with makeup and dressed in fancy clothes.

The 1910 etching was intended as a statement about Mexicans adopting European fashions over their own heritage and traditions.

La Calavera Catrina was then adopted as one of the most recognizable Day of the Dead icons. During contemporary Day of the Dead festivities, people commonly wear skull masks and eat sugar candy molded into the shape of skulls. The pan de nimas of All Souls Day rituals in Spain is reflected in pan de muerto, the traditional sweet baked good of Day of the Dead celebrations today.

Source: History.com