Is Black Friday its own Holiday Now?

Original Articles:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/18/opinion/greene-black-friday/index.html?hpt=us_c2

Is Black Friday its own holiday now? Its a good question. Its not like an amazing day of shopping and sales just goes with Thanksgiving. I mean, when you think about it, its really quite silly. Thanksgiving is all about being thankful and happy with what you have, so of course the obvious thing to do is spend tons of money to get more possessions, right? Well, apparently. Black Friday is a modern addition to an old tradition.

Black Friday has become this monster that can control people. Its such a materialistic holiday, if you can actually call it a holiday. "It is an annual festival of the cash register." says the writer of this article, Bob Greene. Thanksgiving is not the only holiday with a day like Black Friday attached to it. Christmas has Boxing Day, and most holidays are in themselves days to buy. Most holidays, like Christmas and Halloween have companies drooling at the opportunities to sell their merchandise. Holidays in general are merchandising advertisements now. Is quite sad...

Holidays are very materialistic now, and while its good for the economy, is it really good?