What is Black Friday!!!

Introduction

        After all the turkey and football people start to prepare for the next day. People prepare what they are going to buy and all the sales and prices. People wait for hours or even days just to be first in line. Yup that is Black Friday. According to Wonderopolis, Black Friday is not an official holiday but it is very known through out America. It is made for showing it is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. People go crazy for the amazing sales. They go so early just to get special sales.

As you can see on Black Friday the stores are really crowded.

Why is it Called Black Friday???

Did you ever wonder why it is called black friday? Well from Wonderopolis I learned some thing about that. Bus drivers used to call it black friday because there was so much traffic. Thats how it was till buisnesses changed it. They made it so the "black" in black friday means they are making a lot of money. They also made it that red means that they are not making much money. That is one way people think the name Black Friday came to be.

My Opinion

       Black Friday is a really fun day, and I like to go shopping. I don't get to crazy about it. I don't really do much shopping on Black Friday because after watching a Youtube video, I learned that the stores get so crowded. I also know that from past experiences. Everybody is trying to get the good prices. I don't really like to go shopping when you can't take a step without bumping into someone. Some stores don't get too crowded so I sometimes go shopping there. I really like the holiday though. In my family we made it a tradition to put up our Christmas tree on that day instead of going shopping.

5 Holidays                     5 Stores To Shop At On Black Friday

1. Christmas                              1. Macys
2. Easter                                    2. Nordstrom
3. Thanksgiving                         3. Target
4. Halloween                             4. Khols
5. New Years                            5. Costco

Weekly Question

I have always wondered what Black Friday is. I talked about one way people think why it is called black friday. How the "black" part means that the companys are making a lot of money. I want to hear your thoughts why do you think it is called Black Friday. If you come up with something post it in the comments. Thank You!!!

     

Here is where I got most of my information. http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-is-it-called-black-friday/

Itchy Mosquito Bites

Introduction

Did you ever play outside? When you went back inside did you ever notice a big red bump on your skin, I know I have. Well the cause for that is a pesky little parasite called a mosquito. When people say mosquito "bite" people automaticaly think that the mosquito actually "bites". It does not bite. The real way a mosquito bites is the mosquito looks for a blood vessel. When it finds one it puts saliva in it. The saliva has something in it called anti-coagulant this keep your blood flowing so it can quickly get some of your blood. Even though you don't feel the mosquito bite right away your immune system does. Right away it tells your body to produce something called histamine. When the histamine reaches the area of the mosquito bite it makes that blood vessel swell. When the blood vessel swells it irratates which causes itching.

My opinion

In my opinion mosquito bites are very annoying and irratating. They really itch. Its not very good to itch your mosquito bites because that just makes the body process more histamine and that causes more swelling and irratation. Also if you scratch too hard you can turn it into a scar and hurt yourself. Sometimes people keep gloves on so they won't scratch the mosquito bite and make it worse.

Ending

After reading the article that I read I started to think that the name mosquito bite should be changed. The mosquitoes do not really "bite". I could not come up with a better name though. After you read this I hope you think differently about the name too. If you come up with a good name post it in the comments. Remember not to scratch those mosquito "bites"! 

Here is a link to the website I used. Thanks!
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-mosquito-bites-itch/