You would have heard about the Black Friday Sales . But have you ever wondered. What is a Black Friday? This is an American tradition which has now spread all across the world . The Friday after the thanksgiving Thursday is known is Black Friday.
It’s said that back in the day shopkeepers would record their losses in red ink and profit in black ink . Before thanksgiving so many people would shop that the shopkeepers expected the profits would keep them in black for the rest of the year.
Thus it is called Black Friday. But friends its the official story presented to the world . But the real story is not so positive. It began in the 1950-1960s in the city of Philadelphia. The Saturday after thanksgiving would have a major football event .
So a large number of people would go to the stores on Friday . The police officer in Philadelphia Could not take a day off this day , they had to work extra. Because they had to manage such a large crowd and traffic . So these busy police officers called the day a Black Friday.
It was a “Black day for them while the rest of the city would enjoying the holidays . They had to go to work and had to work overtime
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