Black Friday (shopping till drop) Black Friday (sometimes Green Friday) is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Depending on the source, the term dates either from the 1980s or back as 1966, although its usage was primarily on the East coast. The term has become more common in other parts of the country since 2000. Because Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, the day after usually occurs between the 23rd and the 29th of November. On this day many U.S. retailers open very early, with most of the retailers typically opening at 5AM or even earlier, at midnight.
The day's roots may have originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Others claim it was part of mid-1980s anti-consumerism backlash, when people took a pledge to "blackout" that day - staying home, rather than shopping.
Date : Friday after Thanksgiving
2009 date : November 27
2010 date : November 26
2011 date : November 25
Celebrations : Shopping
Related to : Boxing Day (Canada, United Kingdom), Thanksgiving and Christmas
The term Cyber Monday, a neologism invented in 2005 by the National Retail Federation's division Shop.org, refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday based on a clear consumer trend that retailers began to recognize in 2003 and 2004. At the time, retailers noticed that many consumers, who were too busy to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend or did not find what they were looking for, shopped online that Monday from home or work to find bargains.
[edit] Cyber Thanksgiving
The term Cyber Thanksgiving, refers to online retailer's Thanksgiving Day promotions. According to The Record (Bergen County, New Jersey):[29]
Thanksgiving Day is becoming increasingly important for online sales, according to e-commerce watchers. It has become the lead-in for five days of online deals experts say are causing some bargain hunters to shop online instead of standing in line at stores.
“Thanksgiving interestingly enough has turned into a really big sales day for us in the last couple or years,” said Greg Ahearn, senior vice president, marketing and e-commerce, for Wayne, New Jersey-based Toys “R” Us. “Everybody’s looking for information about what’s going to happen on Black Friday, but when they hit the Web sites they realize there’s a bunch of great deals there, and free shipping,’’ he said. “And if they get the right deals on the products that they’re looking for, they actually create a purchase on Thanksgiving Day as opposed to waiting for Black Friday.”
Films and music
* Black Friday (2004 film), Indian film about the 1993 Bombay Bombings
* Black Friday (album), 2004 album by Indian Ocean
* Black Friday (album), 2010 album by Faderhead
* Black Friday (1940 film), American film starring Boris Karloff
* "Black Friday Rule", a song by Flogging Molly
* "Black Friday Rule", a song covered by Toad in the Hole
* "Black Friday", a 1975 song by Steely Dan on the album Katy Lied
* "Good Mourning/Black Friday", a song by Megadeth
[edit] Days of all years
* Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday
* Friday the 13th, when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday
* Black Friday (shopping), the day following Thanksgiving in the United States
* Black Friday (partying), last Friday before Christmas
Black Friday is a term used to refer to certain events which occur on a Friday. It has been used in the following cases:
* Black Friday (1869), the Fisk-Gould Scandal (24 September), a financial crisis in the United States.
* Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth disaster: 189 fishermen died.
* Haymarket affair (11 November 1887), four Chicago anarchists hanged, without evidence, for the deaths of seven police officers during a labor meeting.
* Black Friday (1910), a campaign outside the British House of Commons (18 November) of the Women's Social and Political Union the Conciliation Bill which failed.
* Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square (31 January), a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland.
* Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders (15 April) not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners.
* Black Friday (1939), a day of devastating bushfires (13 January) in Victoria, Australia, which killed 71 people.
* Black Friday (1942), air attack on Dartmouth, Devon, 18 September 1942.
* Black Friday (1944), a disastrous attack by The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (13 October) near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt.
* Black Friday (1945), an air battle over Sunnfjord (9 February), the largest over Norway.
* Hollywood Black Friday (5 October 1945), a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU.
* The 1950 Red River Flood, which burst several dikes flooding much of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
* The cancellation of Avro Arrow (1959), which resulted in massive layoffs in the Canadian Aerospace industry.
* Black Friday (1960), San Francisco City protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee.
* Black Friday (1963), the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963.
* Black Friday (1977), Game Three of the 1977 National League Championship Series in Major League Baseball, in which the Philadelphia Phillies lost a two-run lead to the Los Angeles Dodgers with two outs in the ninth inning and no runners on base.
* Black Friday (1978), a massacre of protesters in Iran (8 September).
* 1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak/The Barrie Tornado, (31 May 1985).
* Edmonton Tornado (31 July 1987), a tornado touching down in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
* Black Friday (Maldives) (2004), a crackdown in Malé, Maldives (13 August) on peaceful protesters.
* Black Friday (2005), Tribal students killed in Meghalaya, India.
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The day's roots may have originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Others claim it was part of mid-1980s anti-consumerism backlash, when people took a pledge to "blackout" that day - staying home, rather than shopping.
Date : Friday after Thanksgiving
2009 date : November 27
2010 date : November 26
2011 date : November 25
Celebrations : Shopping
Related to : Boxing Day (Canada, United Kingdom), Thanksgiving and Christmas
The term Cyber Monday, a neologism invented in 2005 by the National Retail Federation's division Shop.org, refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday based on a clear consumer trend that retailers began to recognize in 2003 and 2004. At the time, retailers noticed that many consumers, who were too busy to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend or did not find what they were looking for, shopped online that Monday from home or work to find bargains.
[edit] Cyber Thanksgiving
The term Cyber Thanksgiving, refers to online retailer's Thanksgiving Day promotions. According to The Record (Bergen County, New Jersey):[29]
Thanksgiving Day is becoming increasingly important for online sales, according to e-commerce watchers. It has become the lead-in for five days of online deals experts say are causing some bargain hunters to shop online instead of standing in line at stores.
“Thanksgiving interestingly enough has turned into a really big sales day for us in the last couple or years,” said Greg Ahearn, senior vice president, marketing and e-commerce, for Wayne, New Jersey-based Toys “R” Us. “Everybody’s looking for information about what’s going to happen on Black Friday, but when they hit the Web sites they realize there’s a bunch of great deals there, and free shipping,’’ he said. “And if they get the right deals on the products that they’re looking for, they actually create a purchase on Thanksgiving Day as opposed to waiting for Black Friday.”
Films and music
* Black Friday (2004 film), Indian film about the 1993 Bombay Bombings
* Black Friday (album), 2004 album by Indian Ocean
* Black Friday (album), 2010 album by Faderhead
* Black Friday (1940 film), American film starring Boris Karloff
* "Black Friday Rule", a song by Flogging Molly
* "Black Friday Rule", a song covered by Toad in the Hole
* "Black Friday", a 1975 song by Steely Dan on the album Katy Lied
* "Good Mourning/Black Friday", a song by Megadeth
[edit] Days of all years
* Good Friday, the Friday before Easter Sunday
* Friday the 13th, when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday
* Black Friday (shopping), the day following Thanksgiving in the United States
* Black Friday (partying), last Friday before Christmas
Black Friday is a term used to refer to certain events which occur on a Friday. It has been used in the following cases:
* Black Friday (1869), the Fisk-Gould Scandal (24 September), a financial crisis in the United States.
* Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth disaster: 189 fishermen died.
* Haymarket affair (11 November 1887), four Chicago anarchists hanged, without evidence, for the deaths of seven police officers during a labor meeting.
* Black Friday (1910), a campaign outside the British House of Commons (18 November) of the Women's Social and Political Union the Conciliation Bill which failed.
* Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square (31 January), a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland.
* Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders (15 April) not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners.
* Black Friday (1939), a day of devastating bushfires (13 January) in Victoria, Australia, which killed 71 people.
* Black Friday (1942), air attack on Dartmouth, Devon, 18 September 1942.
* Black Friday (1944), a disastrous attack by The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (13 October) near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt.
* Black Friday (1945), an air battle over Sunnfjord (9 February), the largest over Norway.
* Hollywood Black Friday (5 October 1945), a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU.
* The 1950 Red River Flood, which burst several dikes flooding much of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
* The cancellation of Avro Arrow (1959), which resulted in massive layoffs in the Canadian Aerospace industry.
* Black Friday (1960), San Francisco City protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee.
* Black Friday (1963), the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963.
* Black Friday (1977), Game Three of the 1977 National League Championship Series in Major League Baseball, in which the Philadelphia Phillies lost a two-run lead to the Los Angeles Dodgers with two outs in the ninth inning and no runners on base.
* Black Friday (1978), a massacre of protesters in Iran (8 September).
* 1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak/The Barrie Tornado, (31 May 1985).
* Edmonton Tornado (31 July 1987), a tornado touching down in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
* Black Friday (Maldives) (2004), a crackdown in Malé, Maldives (13 August) on peaceful protesters.
* Black Friday (2005), Tribal students killed in Meghalaya, India.
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