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Thread #94257   Message #2173644
Posted By: GUEST,Gadaffi
18-Oct-07 - 10:55 AM
Thread Name: origins of broom dancing
Subject: RE: origins of broom dancing
Jumping the broomstick is a wedding custom - not to be confused with broom dancing!

I have heard of West Country instances of this custom. It may even by part of gipsy folklore. It was certainly part of the wedding feast among members of the Seven Champions molly dancers. The spouse and I did so in 1984.