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Shoppers in Australia observe Boxing Day, a tradition tracing back centuries in British culture where unwanted "Christmas boxes" are returned for items they'd rather have.
- Black Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving, is one of the biggest shopping extravaganzas in the US.
- Retailers in other parts of the world have also gotten in on Black Friday game, while other countries have their own version of holiday shopping mania altogether.
- Here's what 'Black Friday' looks like around the world.
Black Friday is one of the biggest and busiest shopping extravaganzas in the US.
In American culture, turkey dinner and bargain hunting go hand-in-hand during the third week of November.
Black Friday has become so popular that retailers in other countries that don't traditionally celebrate American Thanksgiving, like in Spain and Canada, have embraced the shopping extravaganza.
The annual event isn't observed everywhere, though - some corners of the globe have their own version of holiday shopping madness.