Black Friday is the major shopping day that falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. While not an official holiday, many employees get the day off except those working in retail. The term "Black Friday" was coined in the 1960s to mark the start of the Christmas shopping season, referring to stores moving from "red" to "black" on their accounting records. Ever since the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924, Black Friday has been known as the unofficial start of the busy holiday shopping season.