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9. Black Friday has become an international affair.
「黑色星期五」已然成為一個國際級的活動。

7. Some say Black Friday refers to "going into the black".
有些人說黑色星期五指的是「營收黑字」。

5. Big Friday?
盛大的星期五？

'Friday-after-Thanksgiving-itis'
「感恩節後星期五症狀」

 

According to Bonnie Taylor-Blake, a researcher at the University of North Carolina, Factory Management and Maintenance - a labour market newsletter - lays claim to the first use of the term as it relates to the holiday.

The date of Thanksgiving was, indirectly, determined by holiday shoppers.
感恩節的日期是間接地由節日採購者們所決定而來的。

"Santa Claus parades" were Black Friday's predecessor.
「聖誕老人大遊行」是黑色星期五的前身。

"Black Friday" used to refer to stock market crashes in the 1800s.
「黑色星期五」原本是指美國在十九世紀股市大跌時的說法。

十件您所不知的「黑色星期五」小知識
Ten things you didn't know about Black Friday