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Jumping the broom is an AFRICAN Tradtion of sweeping out the old and sweeping in the new..
The bride's old life and the old life of the groom exist no more..
My understanding is that the jump was traditonally made from the outside to the inside of the couple's new dwelling-- thus leaving the old dust outside
and jumping into their new lives (and dwelling together)
In fact there are other cultures that also incorporate this tradition
In fact an Irish co worker of mine attended my wedding and stated that her grandparents did the same thing
This was interesting to me also because of the Irish hertiage that I have found in my family tree..
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