If there was ever one day of the year I used to look forward to, it had to be "Black Friday" in the US. I'm talking about the day after Thanksgiving Day, not the other days called "Black Friday" around the world. Of course, since I'm no longer in the US, I can't look forward to it, now can I?

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While the Thanksgiving Day holiday is celebrated primarily by Americans and Canadians, it has spilled over into other countries and societies and I believe this has happened due to the prolonged contact with those countries. I can't be sure that's exactly the reason why other cultures celebrate Thanksgiving Day — I consider it an educated guess. Regardless, what started out as a religious holiday is now considered a secular holiday as well.

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