Black Friday (shopping) Black Friday (shopping) Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of America's Christmas shopping season since 1952, although the term "Black Friday" didn't become widely used until more recent decades. Many stores offer highly promoted sales on Black Friday and open very early, such as at midnight, or may even start their sales at some time on Thanksgiving. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but California and some other states observe
Brawling Act 1551 related to the punishment of persons convicted of striking with any weapon, or drawing any weapon with intent to strike as therein mentioned, was repealed by section 1 of the Offences against the Person Act 1828 (9 Geo 4 c 31). The marginal note to that section said that the effect of this was to repeal section 3 of the Brawling Act 1551. Brawling Act 1551 The Brawling Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw 6 c 4) was an Act of the Parliament of England. This Act was repealed, so far as it related to persons not in Holy Orders,