What Is Black Friday?

This updated guide examines What Is Black Friday? and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

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1. What is Black Friday?

Black Friday or 'Dark Friday' is fixed on the first Friday after Thanksgiving (an annual holiday held in the US and Canada). The 5th day of the 4th in November so Black Friday will usually take place between 23-29 November.

Black Friday was born in 1939 in the United States when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was forced to change Thanksgiving from the last Thursday to the 5th day of the 4th in November with the aim of extending shopping time. for Christmas only 1 month later.

Because of that holiday-shifting event, people shop longer, spend more money. Or some information that the name Black Friday was derived from the city of Philadelphia in the US in 1950 to refer to the situation of shopping spikes poured into the central city.

Thus, Black Friday is understood as the first day for the Christmas shopping season in the US and then quickly spread to many countries around the world in recent decades, including Vietnam.

2. Activities on Black Friday?

The origin of Black Friday is to extend the shopping time for Christmas, so on this day only shopping activities, discounts are mainly.

Shops all discounted sharply on Black Friday, sometimes opening as early as midnight. People will line up in front of the store hoping to have the opportunity to quickly choose what they need at a super bargain, including electronics, appliances, clothing, accessories,. The discount can be as many as 40% or even more than half.

Many online shopping sites also have super-promotions like Amazon, Ebay, etc. Also on this day, salaries in stores increased sharply, but also faced with rushing to win. get what I need.