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In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday. This signifies the beginning of the holiday shopping season. This is the reason why lots of items go on sale starting on this day until the end of the Christmas season. Such goods ranges from gadgets – phones, laptops, computers, iPods, etc – to useful items like appliances, furniture, clothes, and as simple slippers, air conditioner filters, plates, and a lot more.

The term ‘black Friday’ they say, originated in the 60’s but only became common since the year 2000. The term “Black Friday” originated in Philadelphia in reference to the heavy traffic on that day. Here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia:

JANUARY 1966 — “Black Friday” is the name which the Philadelphia Police Department has given to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. It is not a term of endearment to them. “Black Friday” officially opens the Christmas shopping season in center city, and it usually brings massive traffic jams and over-crowded sidewalks as the downtown stores are mobbed from opening to closing.

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