This is one of my favorite days of the year! GREAT deals....make sure you buy at least two newspapers on Thanksgiving day because all the black friday ads are in there incuding some addt'l coupons.

The origin of Black Friday comes from the shift to profitability during the holiday season. Black Friday was when retailers went from being unprofitable, or "in the red," to being profitable, or "in the black", at a time when accounting records were kept by hand and red indicated loss and black profit. (About.com)