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Thread #56572   Message #1597498
Posted By: GUEST
04-Nov-05 - 02:56 PM
Thread Name: Lay the bent to the bonnie broome? Meaning?
Subject: RE: Lay the bent to the bonnie broome? Meaning?
Here's my guess...jumping over a broom was a symbolic act in the Celtic marriage ceremony. Perhaps the phrase means that there will be a wedding. And perhaps it is a phrase to frame the age-old tradition of mothers trying to find suitable mates for their daughters.