Why do they call it Black Friday?

[krichardson]

Does anyone know?

 

[heatherbeast]

From wikipedia:

The day's name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving.[4][5] Use of the term started before 1961 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that "Black Friday" indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or are "in the black".[4][6]

 

[Oddball]

The idea behind the term "Black Friday" is that this is the day in which retail stores have enough sales to put them "in the black" - an accounting expression that alludes to the practice of recording losses in red and profits in black.

 

[lp85253]

From wikipedia:

this ...I think...or something very similar...

 

[Gill Blue]

it's named after all the bruises people have after going shopping.

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

Interesting.

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