Why is "Black Friday" called black?
Der Black Friday stammt ursprünglich aus den USA und ist der Freitag nach Thanksgiving (Ende November, nächstes Wochenende in den USA), an dem der Handel mit extremen Rabatten Leute zum Shoppen animieren möchte.
Heutzutage werden diese Sonderangebote meistens nicht nur an einem Tag angeboten, sondern oft über längere Zeiträume im November vor Weihnachten und werden dann Black Week oder sogar Black Month genannt.
Aber warum sagt man Black zum Black Friday? Eine 100%-Erklärung dafür gibt es nicht, aber die gängigste Theorie ist, dass der Name aus dem Finanzwesen stammt und eine Anspielung an "schwarze/rote Zahlen schreiben" ist.
Mit schwarzen Zahlen meint man, dass die Händler am Schwarzen Freitag trotz der Rabattaktionen einen Profit machen, da so mehr Leute zum Kaufen animiert werden.
Eine weitere Erklärung ist, dass sich der schwarze Freitag (schwarzer Tag) auf das Chaos in den Geschäften, das durch die Rabattaktionen ausgelöst wird, bezieht.
In diese Richtung geht auch die Interpretation, dass Black eine Anspielung auf einen Crash ähnlich wie ein "Black Swan"-Event für Retail-Preise sein könnte.
Was sagt ihr dazu? Habt ihr die Erklärung oder vielleicht eine andere bereits gekannt? Welche bevorzugt ihr?
ps. offiziell ist der Black Friday erst nächstes Wochenende aber viele Händler bieten bereits Black-Friday-Rabatte an. Habt ihr bereits zugeschlagen oder vor zuzuschlagen?
Black Friday. AI-generated illustration (Copilot)
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Black Friday originated in the US and is the Friday after Thanksgiving (end of November, next week), when retailers want to lure people to their stores with extreme discounts. Both offline and online.
Nowadays, these special offers are usually not just offered on one day, but often over longer periods in November before Christmas and are then called Black Week or even Black Month.
But why is Black Friday called black? There is no 100% explanation, but the most common theory is that the name comes from finance and is an allusion to “being in the black”.
By black figures, it is meant that retailers make a profit on Black Friday despite the discount campaigns, as this encourages more people to buy.
Another explanation is that Black Friday (black day) refers to the chaos in the stores caused by the extreme discounts.
The interpretation that Black could be an allusion to a crash similar to a “Black Swan” event for retail prices also goes in this direction.
What do you think? Did you already know one of the explanations or perhaps another one? Which one do you prefer?
ps. Black Friday is officially next weekend, but many retailers are already offering Black Friday sales. Have you already snatched a purchase or are you planning to do so?
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