Eat Turkey and Then Off to the Malls for the Blackest of Fridays!
It’s that wonderful time of year again- time to be thankful for all of our precious blessings and time to eat turkey and all the trimmings with those we love. No matter how you celebrate Thanksgiving this year, it is important that it provides you the opportunity to take pause, look around and show gratitude for all that you have.
The very first Thanksgiving celebration was held in the year 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Indians. Life for the early settlers to the country was fraught with many problems, but the fall harvest was a time for celebration, so celebrate they did. This huge feast was made up of a variety of foods and the celebration itself took place over a period of three days. It was also a time for prayer and to thank God for the good crop He had blessed them with. Today many of us still eat some of the same foods that the settlers included in their big feast.
After the first Thanksgiving in recorded history, the celebration was held in a sporadic manner but largely was pushed aside until the early 1800s. Back in the early days it was celebrated in late September or October to correspond with the fall harvest. Congress declared it a national holiday in 1941 and decided that the date for Thanksgiving would be the fourth Thursday in the month of November. This year it is November 26th.
Happy Thanksgiving, folks! And then …
It’s off to the malls for Black Friday, which is an important day in the world of the retail industry. Also sometimes referred to as Retail Black Friday, this day is the day after Thanksgiving, and it is one of the two busiest shopping days of the year (the other is December 26, the day after Christmas).
The origins of Black Friday are not known, but here is a little background on where the name comes from-
For accountants and all those who work in the money trade, black is a sign for profit while red means loss. In the retail trade the Christmas holiday season brings in ½ to ¾ of their sales for the entire year. The unofficial start to holiday shopping commences the day after Thanksgiving, which means that retailers are smiling because consumers have their wallets open and are buying. Black Friday helps retailers turn losses into wins.
Enjoy Black Friday!
