origin
As for the origin of the name Black Friday, a common view is that since this day is the first day of opening after Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November), and people usually start shopping at Christmas, many stores will be flooded with customers, thus making a large amount of money. Traditionally, different colors of ink are used for bookkeeping. Red means deficit, while black means profit. So this Friday is called Black Friday, which means that we expect to make profits on this day. The employees of the store used the name Black Friday to mock that they would be very busy that day.
Although Black Friday is usually a big shopping frenzy, it can only be regarded as the second or third highest sales day in a year. Usually, the climax is on Christmas Eve or the Saturday before Christmas.
reality
On Black Friday, most stores will open at five or six o'clock in the morning, some even earlier. Businesses will also take measures to attract customers, such as advertising in newspapers a few days before Thanksgiving Day, issuing coupons, and sharply reducing the price of goods. Many consumers regard this day as the golden time to prepare Christmas gifts or buy bargains. Due to the limited number of price cutting goods, many popular stores (such as Wal Mart) will queue up in front of the door the night before. At the moment when the shop opens, stampedes occasionally occur due to overcrowding and fighting.
