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Barbie Festivals of the World

"Festivals of the World" is a Barbie doll collection introduced by Mattel in 2006. The collection includes six Barbies dressed in colorful festival costumes. Popular with collectors, these dolls celebrate the most popular festivals from around the world. Collectors will appreciate the attention to detail paid to the Barbie costumes, right down to the shoes and accessories.

Rio de Janeiro Carnaval
- This Barbie is dressed in a super short purple skirt and bikini top, adorned with plenty of beads and sequins. A gold crown, gold choker necklace and gold adornments on her boots and outfit complete this Barbie's Carnaval look.
Chinese New Year
- This Barbie is dressed in a long red silk dress with a mandarin collar, decorated with a phoenix, the Chinese symbol for joy and happiness, and yellow flowers. The doll has flowers and butterflies, symbols of beauty and long life, in her hair, which is styled in an up-do.
Indian Diwali
- The most important festival in India is Diwali. Oil lamps are lit for good luck, and celebrators set off firecrackers and decorate homes with mango leaves and marigolds. The doll is wearing an aqua-colored sari, a pink shawl, and even has a bindi on her forehead. A bindi is the jewel worn by Hindu women on their foreheads to show that they are married.
Kwanzaa
- Kwanzaa is an African-American celebration of seven principles or ideals which is celebrated in December, between Christmas and New Year's. Each day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to celebrating one of the principles. The doll is wearing a long brown dress with traditional African-inspired beading. She is also wearing orange earrings and a matching headpiece.
Oktoberfest
- Oktoberfest is a German celebration of food, drink and music celebrated in Munich. Traditional German Oktoberfest lasts for days with parades, singing and dancing. The doll is dressed in a traditional fraulein dirndl costume with a green skirt decorated with embroidered flowers. Her hair is in braided buns with long flowing pink ribbons.
Cinco De Mayo
- Cinco De Mayo, or the Fifth of May, celebrates the 1862 Battle of Puebla between the Mexicans and the French. Traditionally, Cinco De Mayo is a celebration of Mexican culture, food and heritage. The doll wears a long white dress that looks very much like that of a folk dancer. The dress is decorated with red and green ribbons, the colors of the Mexican flag. Her hair is styled in long braids.

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