Although the rise of online shopping has changed the dynamics of the longtime "national holiday" for bargain hunters, Michiganders still may want to shop at their local mall on Black Friday , and many shopping centers are ready to open early to oblige them.

With a history partly rooted in the chaos of post-holiday shopping sprees, the origins of Black Friday's nickname isn't completely clear. The term once referred to an 1800s stock market collapse. It also has been suggested it means the day retailers finally make money, or get into the "black."

It also may reference the 1950s in Philadelphia when a number of weekend events coincided and caused massive congestion and chaos.

Regardless, shoppers across the country will fight off the post-Thanksgiving food coma to score major

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