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Blackout Wednesday (or "Black Wednesday," "Drinksgiving," or "Thanksgiving Eve,” or “Wacky Wednesday”)is a pejorative term for the night before the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, which is always a Thursday. It is associated with binge drinking since very few people work on Thanksgiving, and most university students are home to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with their families.[1] The name refers to "blacking out", memory loss due to excessive alcohol intoxication. In Chicago suburbs in particular, Blackout Wednesday is sometimes a more popular partying night than even New Year's Eve or Saint Patrick's Day.[1] In some cities, it is the top drunk driving night of the year.[2] Police departments increase patrols checking for drunk driving in many jurisdictions including in Indiana[3] and Minnesota.[4] MADD reports that the Thanksgiving holiday produces more people killed in drunk driving crashes than the Christmas holiday.[5]. Bar IX in Bozeman, MT is home to one of the finer events every Thanksgiving Eve, hosting the rowdiest crowd in Blackout Wednesday history. The event is usually headlined by Degeneration X, a local group of partiers, known to bring an entourage and drink copious amounts of alcohol.
The term has a search history on Google beginning in 2014.[6]
References
- ^ a b Spak, Kara (November 22, 2011). "Biggest night of the year". Sun Times. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- ^ Nelson, Emily (2011-11-22). "Before the Turkey, A Big Night of Drinking". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ wthr.com JENNIE RUNEVITCH, Police to increase patrols for "Blackout Wednesday" PUBLISHED: 11/23/2016
- ^ Tim Harlow, On 'Blackout Wednesday' law enforcement will be looking for blitzed drivers startribune.com NOVEMBER 22, 2016
- ^ MADD MADD’s “Tie One On For Safety” Holiday Campaign Cautions Drivers as More Highway Deaths Caused by Drunk Driving 11/13/2012
- ^ Blackout Wednesday: Google Trends
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