What is Black Friday? Here are 5 facts to know

What is Black Friday? Here are 5 facts to know Nascimento Pinto Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Nov 26, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Black Friday Black Friday is observed on the first Friday after Thanksgiving Day, on November 27 in 2025 in the US, when the Christmas holidays and the shopping season begin Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Thanksgiving Black Friday happens after Thanksgiving, observed on the last Thursday of November, to give thanks for the year and everything that you have received Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Meaning The origins of the word come from Black Friday of 1869 when there was a gold panic, triggering a financial crisis; an attempt at renaming it `Big Friday` failed Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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