The Black Friday

Police officers in philadelphia began using the phrase black friday to describe the chaos that resulted when large numbers of suburban tourists came into the city. The huge crowds crea a headache for the police, who worked longer shifts than usual as they dealt with traffic jams, accident shoplifting and other issues. Within a few years, the term had taken root, not only in pillyr, but also in philly city. Merchants attempted to put a prettier face on the day by calling it big friday, but black friday it was. So the police named it, and it spread.