Black Friday (partying)

For other events, see List of Black Fridays.
Black Friday
Observed byUnited Kingdom
TypePatriotic
CelebrationsPartying
DateThe Friday before Christmas
FrequencyAnnual
Related toChristmas

Black Friday, Mad Friday, Frantic Friday or Black Eye Friday is a nickname for the Friday before Christmas Eve (24 December)—that is, the Friday after 16 December—in Great Britain.

It is the most popular night for end-of-year corporate and industrial Christmas parties, which consequently makes it one of the busiest nights in the year for ambulances and the police.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "'Black Friday' keeps police busy". BBC News. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  2. ^ "'Black Friday' keeps crews busy". BBC News. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  3. ^ "Ambulance service braced for 'Black Friday'". The Guardian. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  4. ^ "Warning over alcohol at christmas parties as 'Black Friday. for 999 calls looms". Nursing Times. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  5. ^ "Second snow band brings disruption across much of Wales". BBC News Wales. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2014-12-05.