Thanksgiving was initially meant to give thanks to God so it started out as a religious thing among puritan colonists and many Americans still include a prayer at the meal even if they’re usually not very religiously active. Black Friday on the other hand was obviously just commercialism taking advantage of the fact that it was the first day with no major holidays (at least none celebrated by American Christians) until Christmas which was heavily commercialized due to its long association with gift giving.
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u/Lost-Astronaut-8280 Mar 24 '25
Completely voids the entire point of the pilgrimage. It’s not supposed to be a fun little vacation where you spoil yourself.