As soon as the season comes, the Christmas “madness” begins. In many areas, the Friday after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year—the first day of Christmas gift shopping. Big markets, department stress and shops make various advertisements to attract customers. The shopping is on all day long. Street lights and store windows are decorated with the traditional Christmas colors of red and green. It is been fulfilled with a great deal of Christmas atmosphere. People prefer to exchange presents and send Christmas cards to their friends. As the colorful cards arrive, Americans enjoy hanging them on the Christmas trees.

    节期一来，圣诞狂欢便开始了。在许多地方，感恩节之后的星期五是一年中最大的购物日———大型超市，百货商店和各种店铺打出各种广告来吸引顾客。购物会进行一整天。街灯和商店橱窗被传统的圣诞节颜色：红、绿色装饰起来。到处洋溢着浓郁的圣诞气氛。人们喜欢互换礼物，给朋友寄去圣诞卡。收到色彩缤纷的圣诞卡后人们喜欢把它们挂到圣诞树上。