This is mine… this is your doll… this line from the games played at home during childhood days must be in your mind right now. Today, on the second Saturday of June, World Doll Day is celebrated. Dolls attract everyone from children to adults. On this day, people who are fond of keeping dolls go to doll shops and buy their favourite dolls. Today we will tell you why this Doll Day is celebrated and when it started.
Doll Day
Today, mobile phones have replaced toys in homes. Children like playing games and watching videos on mobile phones more than toys. But during your childhood from the 90s to 2010, you must have seen that children liked to play in parks and with toys. Because at that time they had fewer resources and mobile phones were not available in every home.
Let us tell you that on World Doll Day, the huge contribution of dolls in the development of children as well as the entire humanity is celebrated all over the world. The history of dolls is decades old. Wooden dolls were found in Egyptian tombs dating back to the 21st century BC. Clay dolls have also been found in the graves of ancient Greek and Roman children. Like today’s children, Roman, Greek and Egyptian children used to dress their dolls according to the latest fashion.
barbie doll
In modern times, Mattel’s Barbie doll has become one of the most popular dolls in the world. According to information, Barbie was first seen on March 9, 1959 at the American International Toy Fair in New York. She was the brainchild of Mattel’s co-founder Ruth Handler. Handler created it after being inspired by seeing her daughter playing with paper dolls with adult characters.
Jaipur Dolls Museum
There is a four decade old doll museum in Jaipur. Yes, this doll museum is different from other museums. There are many types of dolls in this museum and every doll present here tells the specialty of its country and state.
The museum was started in the year 1975
This doll museum was established by Bhagwani Bai Seksaria family in 1975. It was a famous tourist spot in the 1970s and 1980s. However, due to lack of maintenance, people did not visit it for some time. But after 2018, its condition became good again. More than 600 dolls present in the doll museum depict Indian culture and along with them, dolls with cartoon characters are also included. There are also dolls of characters Spiderman, Hearth Mall, Batman, Hulk and others. In such a situation, children are well entertained here. This museum also has Japan’s famous doll Hina Masturai. Apart from this, dolls from countries like Arab, Sweden, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Iran etc. are kept in the gallery. Dolls from almost all countries of the world are present here.
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