Why is it called "Black Friday" and when exactly does it fall? 10 facts about the biggest shopping day of the year

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Gray Thursday, Cyber ​​Monday, but above all Black Friday… These days are gaining popularity as millions of shoppers wait to do their shopping of the year.

Black Friday is the beginning of what should be the biggest shopping weekend in the whole year, full of amazing deals, discounts, cheap necessary and unnecessary things, and people who are literally crazy about the offer!

Why is it called "Black Friday" and when and why is it celebrated exactly? Here are 10 facts about Black Friday.

 

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  1. In the 1800s, the term "Black Friday" was used to refer to stock market declines.

In the 1800s, the term "Black Friday" was used in a context related to stock market crashes. The term was first used on September 24, 1869, when James Fisk and Jay Gould attempted to shut down the New York Stock Exchange gold market.

However, the government is getting involved and flooding the gold market, causing prices to fall and many investors to lose their wealth.

 

  1. Black Friday was preceded by Santa Claus parades

Over the years, Macy's Thanksgiving parade has become part of America's holiday season rituals.

However, the first "Santa Parade" takes place on December 2, 1905 in Canada. When Santa Claus appears at the very end of the parade, it is a signal for the official start of the holiday season. American stores are taking over the concept and starting to have similar parades across the United States.

In 1924, the first Thanksgiving parade was held by Macy. The parade is led by Macy's staff and features some of the animals at the Central Park Zoo.

  1. Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for plumbers

As bizarre as it sounds, CNN reported that it needed significantly more plumbing to clean the system after guests "overloaded" it.

  1. Vacationers have indirectly set a date for Thanksgiving

From the mid-19th to the beginning of the 20th century, the American president declares "Thanksgiving Day" which will fall on the last Thursday in November.

This changed in 1939 when the last Thursday was actually the last day of the month.

Traders, fearing that the holiday season will be shortened, are urging the president to declare the holiday a week earlier.

In 1941, Congress passed a joint resolution to clear things up, after which Thanksgiving would always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, giving shoppers another week to shop before Christmas.

 

  1. Black Friday was once called "Good Friday"

According to a 1975 NY Times report, the term "Black Friday" is Philadelphia slang, which actually comes from police frustration with traffic jams caused by shoppers that day, and retailers have further compounded their dissatisfaction with the smog.

Thus, in 1961 a local newspaper tried to rename the day "Good Friday", but, as the present tells us, this term did not last long. And while popular in Philadelphia, "Black Friday" was not an official national term until the 1990s.

 

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  1. Black Friday was not officially the busiest shopping day of the year until 2001

 

It was considered to be the biggest shopping day of the year. But in fact, the Saturday before Christmas beat this Friday every year until 2001.

 

  1. Black Friday has spread to over 15 countries around the world

For many years, Canadian traders were worried when their customers went to the United States on Black Friday in search of great deals, which forced them to start their own deals for the day.

Since then, various countries around the world have embraced this tradition, including England, Brazil, India, France, Norway and many others…

 

  1. In Mexico, it is called "El Buen Finn", which means "good weekend".

This is actually related to the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, which sometimes coincides with American Thanksgiving.

"El Buen Finn" actually lasts a whole weekend instead of just one day.

 

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  1. In 2011, Walmart broke with the tradition of Black Friday

The tradition of shopping on Black Friday was broken when Walmart opened its store on Thanksgiving night.

Since then, retailers have been racing against time to keep up with the times, with 33 million Americans planning their purchase as soon as they finish Thanksgiving Thursday night.

This is known as Gray Thursday.

 

  1. 12% of Black Friday shoppers are drunk

According to a survey conducted by the coupon site RetailMeNot, 12% of all shoppers on Black Friday admit to going to the shops while under the influence of alcohol.

 

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