I never heard of it.
2007-11-19 06:10:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Black Friday is the day after American Thanksgiving and is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season in the United States. Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, Black Friday may be as early as the 23rd and as late as the 29th day of November. Retailers often decorate for the Christmas season weeks beforehand. Many retailers open very early (typically 5 A.M.) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores. Although Black Friday, as the first shopping day after Thanksgiving, has served as the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season at least since the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924, the term "Black Friday" has been traced back only to the 1970s. "Black Friday" was originally so named because of the heavy traffic on that day, although most contemporary uses of the term refer instead to it as the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black (i.e., turning a profit).
2007-11-19 06:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by Lucci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving where everyone rushes to the stores and buys stuff. There is usually great deals to be had. The name comes from these stores financial books. Their earnings go from red to black as this is the most profitable time of year for them.
hope this helps
2007-11-19 14:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by jcaddyer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. this is usually the busiest day of the year for shopping, as it is the start of the Christmas season.
Since it is so profitable to retailers, they call it "Black", because the profit margins for the year usually turn positive, or "in the black" meaning that it shows a profit. Black is good in accounting, Red means that they owe or are behind.
2007-11-19 14:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to work for Target and i hated Black Friday. people would be standing in line at 4:00 in the morning just so they can save $10 on a digital camera, it's ridiculous.
2007-11-19 14:25:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the day after Thanksgiving here in the US. They say that's the day that the stores go from red (accounting term for in debt) to black (accounting term for profit).
2007-11-19 14:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by mrskerlin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
day after thanksgiving but the stress sucks...i say NO way
2007-11-19 14:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋