Black Friday
Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open(they) doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract (shopper) with big discounts. Some items(商品) like TVs and clothes are sold (cheap) than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. , there are problems. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines (get) them. The situation makes people worried. If you plan (go), you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.
So where does the name "Black Friday" come from？It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename day "Big Friday" It did not stick. The name "Black Friday" continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.
Now people all over the county take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores (hold) Black Friday events in the UK, Australia
