Black Friday is the biggest shopping day in the U.S., and in Canada, consumers are increasingly choosing it over Boxing Day for shopping. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images) ...

Contact us or unsubscribe anytime. Black Friday is almost here, and although it doesn’t constitute a day off, it kicks off the holiday shopping season, and some wonder why we celebrate it at all.

Founded in Vancouver by Canadian artist Ted Dave in 1992, Buy Nothing Day is a 24-hour shopping detox that takes place on the same day as Black Friday, according to the website Days of the Year.