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These stores are often "in the black" profitable that day. But the true story of Black Friday is darker. The term "Black Friday" was first used on Sept. In the s, Philadelphia police used the "Black Friday" term to refer to the day between Thanksgiving and the Army-Navy game. Huge crowds of shoppers and tourists went to the city that Friday, and cops had to work long hours to cover the crowds and traffic.

Merchants in the area tried to change the name to "Big Friday," but the alternative name never caught on. By the late s, "Black Friday" had spread nationally with the more positive "red to black" backstory.

The OED states that "good" in this context refers to "a day or season observed as holy by the church", hence the greeting "good tide" at Christmas or on Shrove Tuesday. The earliest known use of "guode friday" is found in The South English Legendary, a text from around , according to the dictionary. According to the Baltimore Catechism - the standard US Catholic school text from to the s, Good Friday is good because Christ "showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing".

The Catholic Encyclopedia, first published in , states that the term's origins are not clear. If you are being blocked from reading Subscriber Exclusive content, first confirm you are logged in using the account with which you subscribed. If you are still experiencing issues, please describe the problem below and we will be happy to assist you.

At first glance, Good Friday seems like the ultimate misnomer. If Jesus of Nazareth suffered and died on this day, then why is it called Good Friday? On one level, the answer is about the meaning of words. But in another sense, Good Friday is always tied to Easter Sunday, which is a joyful celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.