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Thread #18710   Message #186801
Posted By: Willie-O
29-Feb-00 - 12:42 PM
Thread Name: Help: jewish weddings:bottle stomping
Subject: RE: Help: jewish weddings:bottle stomping
Uh, its supposed to be a wine glass, not a bottle.

While waiting for a knowledgable person to help with your query, here's a true story. A few years ago I played guitar at an outdoor Jewish wedding at a farm. A lot of the guests were city people who really thought they were in primitive circumstances. The ceremony was proceeding somewhat slowly. All the groom's elderly Jewish aunts were kvetching on the porch where I was playing--and I distinctly heard one say "Oy vay, the rain. Oy vay, the mosquitoes. BREAK THE GLASS ALREADY!"

W-O