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Black Lit Black Friday Fun

Nov 22, 2017 | 12:15 PM

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Black Light Visuals

In 2016, flower crowns, floppy hats and other festival fashions got some competition! Created by Brad Lawrence of Detroit, Michigan, Black Light Visuals introduced body marbling to the festival scene—transforming concert goers into glowing works of art!

A swirling kaleidoscope of colors is transferred onto the skin by dipping body parts into a tub full of skin-safe acrylic paint and water. With motion, the mixture creates a beautiful marbled effect that glows in the dark!

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black light visuals
black light visuals

Black Friday

Festival season is over, but the holidays are just beginning and Black Light Visuals just reminded us that Black Friday, the biggest shopping day in the US, is upon us! Stressed, don’t be—let Ripley’s pay for your holiday. Enter to win $2,500!

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Did You Know?

  • Black Friday alone attracts more people than Disney on an annual basis!
  • In the 1800s “Black Friday” referred to stock market crashes, not becoming a popularized shopping term until the 1990s.
  • The first Macy’s parade took place in 1924 and featured animals from the Central Park Zoo!

Thanksgiving Parades

For many, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has become part of the holiday ritual, but did you know that it was Canadian department store Eaton’s that inspired a float-filled shopping season kick-off? Eaton’s held the first “Santa Claus Parade” on December 2, 1905. Santa appearing at the end of the parade signaled that the holiday season—and holiday shopping at Eaton’s, of course—had begun.

Santa Claus hoisting a ladder in the 1918 Eaton Parade.

Speaking of parades, Ripley’s will be featured in the Hollywood Christmas Parade on November 26th. Not in Hollyweird for the holidays? You can watch the parade at home!

The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will broadcast its national two-hour special premier Friday, December 15th at 8:00 p.m. ET. You can also catch it throughout the holiday season on the Hallmark Channel and American Forces Network.

Sensing You Want More?

More information on Black Light Visuals can be found in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Shatter Your Senses! Filled with remarkable photos and over 1,500 all new—all true—stories to immerse yourself in, Shatter Your Senses! is the newest book in the bestselling series from Ripley Publishing—so incredible you won’t believe your eyes…or ears…or nose!

Spark your senses here, on the blog, weekly for a feature from the 2018 annual, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Shatter Your Senses! and follow us on social media for a chance to win a copy, among other unbelievable prizes (HELLO, like $2,500 – see above)!

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