Thanksgiving Day is always on a Thursday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors very early in the morning and try to attract shoppers with low prices. Some things like TVs and clothes are much cheaper than usual. They hope that shoppers will buy more gifts while they are in the store.
Black Friday is a great time for shopping. However, there are problems. Each store has only a few, so the goods are in great need and people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three or four hours before a store opens, but not everyone can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.
This situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have been hurt by large crowd. Still, if you want to 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 change the name into "Big Friday". It didn't stick. The name "Black Friday" continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of low price every year. They call it "El Buen Fin", which means "the good weekend" in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.
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A. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced things. B. Now people all over the country take place in Black Friday events. C. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. D. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. E. Stores may even lose money on these things. |
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