Popular explanations reference the color of ink used to record store profits, slave auctions and a general feeling of doom among employees.

Walmart will be closed on Thanksgiving but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday. Target will be closed on Thanksgiving, but most stores will open at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday. Macy’s will be closed on Thanksgiving, but most stores will have extended hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Black Friday.

The day after Thanksgiving is typically known as Black Friday, but this year, Taylor Swift was painting the day red. The same day crowds lined up outside red-logoed Target stores to snag a copy of her book,

Taylor Swift is spending the Thanksgiving weekend with the Kelce family. On Black Friday (Nov. 29), the 34-year-old pop superstar was spotted arriving at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., with her boyfriend Travis Kelce's mom,