>>While Thanksgiving was originally intended to be a day of thanksgiving to God for the bounty it has, sadly, become another excuse for commercialism. The day after Thanksgiving (Friday) is THE BUSIEST shopping day of the year. Traveling,

Actually, that is a common misconception. I was reading in our paper while many people say and think that, the Saturday before christmas actually holds that distinction.

However, I believe that the day BEFORE T-Day is the bussiest single travel day of the year, and the whole weekend is the busyest travel period the whole year.

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