Why BLACK Friday?

I was watching all the TV ads for the sales that are going on tomorrow and a thought struck me. Why do they call Black Friday, BLACK Friday? Why not GOLD Friday, or GREEN Friday?

It could be gold because it is like finding treasure, or saving some of your gold because the deals save you money. Then I thought green for the same reason, you will be saving your "green". I don't know why I think these things, but I do.

I came up with another theory, that maybe they call it Black Friday because it puts the retailers in the "black". Isn't that what they call it when you are in the profit zone with your finances? I think they say in the RED when you owe money.

Maybe I will look it up and see if I am right? What ever they call it, are you brave enough to join the throngs of people tomorrow morning? I want to go, but I am so wiped out from today that I don't think I could get up at 4:00 am to get to the stores by 5:00 am anyway. To me if you are going to do it, you have to be there before the doors open. If you go, GOOD LUCK!