black friday what exactly is black friday what does it mean black friday is related to a holiday that is celebrated in the usa black friday falls on the friday after thanksgiving thanksgiving itself occurs on the fourth thursday of november and black friday falls on the day after thanksgiving black friday is not observed as a public holiday although certain states in the u.s do consider the day after thanksgiving as a day off the term black friday began in philadelphia and related to the swarms of pedestrians and traffic that would fill the streets right after the day
of thanksgiving later this phrase would relate to profits made by those who ran shops the time of year when shop owners would be in the black this means that they make a profit they are not in the red they have not made a loss nowadays the term is used to describe the beginning of pre-christmas trading the first day of christmas trading is normally marked with discounts and sales this event grew in popularity during the 1970s during these sales many people will push and fight each other for the discounted items the black friday rush to buy
something on offer has slowly spread to other countries too australia brazil canada india mexico all have black friday sales even here in the uk we have black friday events the first of which was held in 2003 it normally falls on the same day as the one in the usa there is even an online version of black friday called cyber monday this relates to items purchased through the internet and occurs on the monday after thanksgiving both black friday and cyber monday are seen as important days for retailers as for some these are their best days of
trading during the whole year you
