What used to be a fishing village is now a famous artists’ hub. ‘Jumping the Broom’ was primarily filmed at Blue Rocks in Lunenburg county as a substitute for Martha’s Vineyard. The tradition has permeated through time so extensively that the phrase “jumping the broom” is equivalent to “tying the knot” or “getting hitched”. The wedding takes place in the backyard of the house, which looks over the sea, as the bride walks down the aisle accompanied by her father. The enslaved people thus used the tradition as a symbol of the beginning of their union as it was their only option for some sort of formal marriage.Ītlanta Black Star claims that “the ceremonial jumping of the broom served was an open declaration of settling down in a marriage relationship”. Slave marriages were not legally recognised by slave owners.
According to the African American Registry, jumping the broom “symbolised the wife’s commitment or willingness to clean the courtyard of the new home she had joined”.Īs a result of slave trade, the custom made its way to America. For whatever reason, the broom’s symbolism found itself being incorporated into the wedding ceremony. Many have claimed that it also has roots in Celtic Culture.ġ8th century Europeans said that Ghana was an extremely clean place and they attributed this to the fact that brooms were made locally. The ceremony dates back to the 1600s and is derived from Africa.
Jumping the broom with Brooms Baubles and Brides! 💜💕💜
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