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Christmas Controversy: Black Friday And The Thanksgiving Day

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Christmas is a time when families gather together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas brings joy and wonder to all those impacted by this special holiday. When walking around stores, Christmas can be seen and heard everywhere. Either through the rushed shoppers buying gifts for the ones they love, or the cheerful Christmas music that can be heard through the speakers overhead. After Thanksgiving, there is the biggest shopping day of all, Black Friday, where shoppers wait in lines and fight to get the best deals on the items the stores offer. Years ago, on Black Friday, stores opened early on Friday morning, but in the recent years, stores have been opening Thanksgiving night. On the Monday after Black Friday, there is an event

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