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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
The concept is that the retail business is a lousy business and most shops are "in the red" for the year unless they do well during the Christmas season. The day after Thanksgiving is called black Friday because it symbolizes when those businesses may finally make it out of the red and into the black for the year.
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I see - thanks! In this country, events that are called "black <something>" are generally
bad things
.