How Black Friday Got Its Name



Black Friday is the name given to the shopping day after Thanksgiving. ¹ It was originally called Black Friday and Black Saturday by the police. The meaning was negative to describe the volume of shoppers created traffic accidents, violence and the caos of pedestrian in shopping areas. ² Shoppers have turned it into Black-Eye Friday. ³ In addition, the media used a black day of the week to describe stock market crashes, such as Black Monday.



⁴ On the other hand, accountants use black to indicate profit and use red to indicate loss. For retailers, the Friday after Thanksgiving was one of the most profitable days of the year. So, Black Friday means profitable Friday, a positive event, to retailing and to the economy.



With the popularity of online shopping, Cyber Monday has begun to offer great deals after Thanksgiving. ⁵Also, many people wait until Green Monday in mid-December to take advantage of last-minute bargains.







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