What is Black Friday ?

Black Friday is an American event which takes place on the Friday after Thanksgiving, at the end of November. It is one of the [tooltip style=”yellow” position=”north” shadow=”no” rounded=”no” size=”default” content=”les plus fréquentés” behavior=”hover” close=”no”]busiest [/tooltip] days in shops because there are important [tooltip style=”yellow” position=”north” shadow=”no” rounded=”no” size=”default” content=”affaires, bonnes affaires” behavior=”hover” close=”no”]bargains[/tooltip] and [tooltip style=”yellow” position=”north” shadow=”no” rounded=”no” size=”default” content=”réductions” behavior=”hover” close=”no”]discounts[/tooltip]. People can [tooltip style=”yellow” position=”north” shadow=”no” rounded=”no” size=”default” content=”faire la queue” behavior=”hover” close=”no”]queue[/tooltip] for hours in the cold, only to buy expensive items at a good price. This Friday traditionally marks the start of the Christmas holiday shopping season.

Where does the expression “Black Friday” come from ?

There are several explanations about the origin of the expression “Black Friday”.

• A famous explanation of the origin of Black Friday links the event to the sale of slaves in the Southern States. According to many sources on the internet, Black Friday was a good day for buying slaves at an interesting price. You can find many pictures illustrating this theory on the internet. There was a lot of discussions on this theory on social media, from 2013 to 2015.

 

There is no historical proof of this theory. This theory is A FAKE.

 

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• The expression “Black Friday” was used by the police in Philadelphia in the 1960s to refer to the crowd investing the streets and the shops on this special day. For the police, it was a terrible day, because they had a lot of work to do and there were many incidents (people fighting, traffic, accidents, shoplifting incidents, etc…).

[highlight background=”#e6eff4″ color=”#2e2f30 “]”The true story behind Black Friday, however, is not as sunny as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s, police in the city of Philadelphia used the term to describe the chaos that ensued on the day after Thanksgiving, when hordes of suburban shoppers and tourists flooded into the city in advance of the big Army-Navy football game held on that Saturday every year. Not only would Philly cops not be able to take the day off, but they would have to work extra-long shifts dealing with the additional crowds and traffic. Shoplifters would also take advantage of the bedlam in stores to make off with merchandise, adding to the law enforcement headache.”

Source : https://www.history.com/news/whats-the-real-history-of-black-friday [/highlight]