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In the old days, the broom was a symbol of fertility as well as a household
object. It was the first thing brought into the home of a newlywed couple
after bread and salt, and it was used to sweep their path so as to symbolize
the sweeping away of obstacles. Both ancient European traditions and
African-American traditions had newly wedded couples jump over the broom
for luck, fortune, fertility of family and lands, and also to show that they
would accept the ordinary domestic tasks of the house together, which as a
daily household tool the broom represents. Are you ready?
I had never heard of this tradition untiil I read the book, "Handfasting and Wedding Rituals", by Raven Kaldera and Tannin Schwartzstein. The previous blogs concerning my personal handfasting ceremony were also taken from this book. :)
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