Black Friday is not an official holiday though some US states observe it as a holiday for state government employees, sometimes in lieu of another federal holiday. For most parts, it is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving which is the fourth Thursday of November. This has been regarded as the beginning of the country#39;s Christmas shopping season since 1952 and the term "Black Friday" became commonly used in the 1980s.Podcast | Editor#39;s Pick of the Day- The dark side of Black Friday
Black Friday is not an official holiday though some US states observe it as a holiday for state government employees, sometimes in lieu of another federal holiday. For most parts, it is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving which is the fourth Thursday of November. This has been regarded as the beginning of the country#39;s Christmas shopping season since 1952 and the term "Black Friday" became commonly used in the 1980s.
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