Barbie will celebrate Day Of The Dead this year

By jsmith on September 12, 2019

PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 09: Barbie dolls are displayed during the exhibition “Barbie, life of an icon” at the Museum of Decorative Arts as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2016/2017 on March 9, 2016 in Paris, France. More than 700 Barbie dolls are displayed during the exhibition which takes place from March 10 to September 18, 2016. (Photo by Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images)

Barbie’s latest makeover is just in time for the Dia De Los Muertos

Mattel is releasing a Day of the Dead Barbie celebrating the Mexican holiday starting today!

$75 bucks get you the limited-edition doll from Walmart or amazon, complete with black floor-length gown and a skull mask painted face

Dia De Los Muertos, or Day Of The Dead if you don’t habla Espanol, is a 3000-year-old Mexican tradition in which family and friends pray for those who have passed on. Traditionally it’s believed that the spirits of the dead are joined with the families and loved ones for two days.

Anyone else in love with this Day of the Dead Barbie?! #Barbie #DayoftheDead #DiadelosMuertos pic.twitter.com/EwEEsAlokb

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Disney and Pixar actually did a really good job of explaining it back in 2017