Garcia, who is Black and Puerto Rican, grew up in Brooklyn, where he owns a welding business Ms. He said that honoring enslaved Africans “who endured innumerable hardships” was one reason they chose to do it. Garcia, 40, had jumped the broom at her previous wedding, Mr. Valerie Newsome Garcia and Sinaka Garcia’s wedding at a former bed-and-breakfast in Brooklyn on March 22, 2018, was the second marriage for both. The display now hangs above their bed as “a constant reminder of our special day,” Mr. It was a joyous moment and we boogied down the aisle into our future.”Īfter the wedding, they had the broom framed with one of their invitations and a piece of Ms. “Everyone cheered and we did a celebratory dance - or more of a quick jig because I can’t really dance. “When my best man placed the broom in front of us, we held hands, counted to three, and went for it,” Mr. Rocque’s friend Kristi Cherry decorated it with ribbons and faux roses in a pink, purple and gray palette that matched the couple’s wedding colors. They purchased a broom from Amazon, and Ms. “We would be remiss if we did not honor our ancestors who jumped the broom to confirm their love against all odds,” he said. Jackson, a 41-year-old high school teacher, has roots in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Jackson said.Ī native of Tucson, Ariz., Mr. “In many ways, it was the most important element of the ceremony,” Mr. ‘The most transcendental experience’Ībram Jackson and Julius Crowe Hampton jumped the broom at their wedding on July 24, 2021, at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland, Calif., where they live. Here, four Black couples explain how and why they incorporated the tradition into their modern weddings. Parry said, that population “innovated, reinvented and reimagined jumping the broom in a way that was fulfilling to them.” The practice has since come to signify sweeping away the old and welcoming the new, the joining of two families and showing respect to ancestors.
This entry was posted in general, Rituals, festivals, holidays and tagged african american, jumping the broom, wedding, wedding traditions on by Tayler Somerville.Because enslaved Africans generally had no legal right to marry before the Civil War, they saw jumping the broom as a symbolic way to recognize their unions.
This is also a variation of jumping the broom, I have heard of this tradition before but never heard about the newlyweds kissing their hands and touching the broom. The participants in this performance inherited it from elders in their family and will continue to pass it on. Heritage is not something one can simply adopt or take place in. The way that African Americans today continue the tradition speaks to their continuous connection to their heritage. The tradition of jumping the broom was a result of the determination of African Americans to create and officiate their own families and lives. Thoughts/Analysis: Traditions that come from historical adaptations are especially interesting. It also represents togetherness and is the first presentation of the couple as a unit, so it’s important.
Many southern folk keep the tradition going since slavery was especially prominent there. MS: I think they still do it in honor of their ancestors and where they come from. Then they hold hands and jump the broom together.Ĭollector: Since black people can legally get married now, why do you think African Americans continue to jump the broom? They first kiss the tips of their fingers and touch the broom. What happens is, after the bride and groom kiss at the end of the ceremony, they turn towards the witnesses and the broom is placed before them.
MS: Almost all of the weddings I have been to where the jumping the broom took place have been the same. This was collected after dinner sitting at the table.Ĭollector: From your experience, what does it mean when a couple jumps the broom? She is strongly connected to her African American heritage and has been to many weddings in her family and community where the newlyweds jumped the broom.Ĭontext: Jumping the broom is a tradition that roots from slavery where the newlyweds would jump the broom to commence their marriage since slaves were not allowed to marry. MS is a 60 year old mother of five from the South.
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