Black Friday follows Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), and it is regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
     Across the land, retailers open extremely early, offering promotional sales to kick off the holiday shopping season, similar to Boxing Day sales in many nations.
     Black Friday is a retailer’s term. It refers to when many retailers move from a financial loss ("in the red," January through November) to being "in the black"—Black Friday marks the day when a rush of Christmas shoppers allows retailers to turn a profit.
     If all of this sounds like business is hanging by a thread, don’t believe it.
     And don’t disregard the many prayers floating skyward for better weather in the coming months!
Geoffrey

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