![]() ![]() ![]() In Britain alone, however, Black Friday spending has been forecast to increase by 3.8% year on year, so there is little doubt Black Friday is good for business, but not necessarily for traditional high street retailers. Thats rightBlack Friday originally started in the 1950s in Philadelphia, PA when suburban shoppers would flock to the city ahead of the Army-Navy football game every Saturday. Franksgiving, as it became to be known, was held on the new date for two years, until the law was changed again to fix Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. But the move was unpopular, so much so that sixteen states ignored his directive and continued to celebrate Thanksgiving on the 30th. Black Fridays Origins The phrase 'Black Friday' was reportedly first coined back in the 1960s in Pennsylvania, when police in Philadelphia referred to the day after Thanksgiving as such. Roosevelt, concerned that Thanksgiving celebrations may affect the sales in the lucrative weeks before Christmas, changed the date of Thanksgiving to the second last Thursday of November because the last Thursday of the month was the 30th. The Origin Of Black Friday When a day is preceded by black, that’s usually an indication that it was pretty bad day (hello, Black Monday). Indeed, even before Black Friday the proximity of Thanksgiving to Christmas had always been contentious for financial reasons, and once it even led to the USA having two Thanksgivings. Some economists argue that Black Friday prevents retailers from selling their goods at full price in the run-up to Christmas. Read more about: Popular Culture Weird Christmas Traditions
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