Large crowds have crowded shops on Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving - seen as a hugely important day for US retailers at the start of the Christmas shopping season.Half of the entire US population is expected to hit the shops this weekend.Many stores had crowds rushing in as they opened at midnight - several hours earlier than they usually do - on the busiest shopping day of the year
Shoppers stood in line for more than an hour to pay for their Black Friday purchases.
Shoppers pass the time in line watching the recently released 'Harry Potter' movie and enjoying complimentary snacks.
Shoppers wait for a midnight opening at a Best Buy store on Thursday
The name Black Friday refers to the day on which many retailers are thought to move out of the red and into the black - which means they are making profits.
This year Black Friday(Nov25,2011) has been marred by violence, including at Walmart stores. In one incident shoppers used pepper spray to fight off other bargain-hunters, while others were robbed at gunpoint on their way home with newly purchased goods.
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