{"id":400487,"date":"2024-11-17T18:56:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T17:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebranti.com\/?p=400487"},"modified":"2024-11-19T22:09:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:09:41","slug":"rito-del-salto-della-scopa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebranti.com\/en\/rito-del-salto-della-scopa\/","title":{"rendered":"Jumping the Broom: how did this wedding ritual come about and what does it signify?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"400487\" class=\"elementor elementor-400487\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a011534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a011534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ee5231\" data-id=\"6ee5231\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e6876b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56e6876b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-56e6876b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cdebe12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cdebe12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24795636\" data-id=\"24795636\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73dd6360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73dd6360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jumping the Broom: how did this wedding ritual come about and what does it signify?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68390650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68390650\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70fa0bea\" data-id=\"70fa0bea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a891d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a891d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, you\u2019ll want to choose a ritual for your wedding ceremony that reflects you as a couple. Today we are going to look at the old tradition of Jumping the Broom. Might it be right for you?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ac6a253 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ac6a253\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46a13614\" data-id=\"46a13614\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4170f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4170f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About brooms and wedding ceremonies <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-489d275a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"489d275a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7daed0e3\" data-id=\"7daed0e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687f52e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687f52e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jumping the Broom is an ancient wedding tradition<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that has its roots in the history and culture of several peoples. It seems to have originated in America in the mid-19th century among African slaves, and although today it is associated with African-American culture and traditional African weddings, <\/span><strong>the rite can be found in other cultures, including some European pagan rites<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In Celtic weddings for example, it was traditional for the bride and groom to leap over, holding hands, a branch-preferably oak given the majesty of the tree-placed on the ground in front of the couple. The branch represented the door, <\/span><strong>the entrance into a new life, the married life<\/strong><b>.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first references to <\/span><b>&#8220;broomstick marriages&#8221; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appeared in England around the 1830s <\/span><b>to describe a marriage ceremony of dubious validity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In fact, when civil marriage was introduced with the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/01440365.2022.2092947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marriage Act of 1836<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was derogatorily called the &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broomstick Marriage Act<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; by those who believed that a marriage outside the Anglican Church had no legal standing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Charles Dickens&#8217; novel, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Expectations<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there is a reference to a <\/span><b>marriage &#8220;over the broomstick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><b>&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The ceremony is not described, but the phrase indicates that readers would have recognized it as a union that was not legally valid.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local variations of the custom <\/span><b>developed in parts of England and Wales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead of laying the broom on the ground to jump together, it was placed at an angle near the door; <\/span><b>the groom jumped first, followed by the bride<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In southwest England, Wales, and the Scottish-English border areas, <\/span><b>couples would jump on broomsticks placed on the threshold of their homes to formalize their union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some African American and black-Canadian communities, <\/span><b>couples would conclude the wedding ceremony by jumping over a broom together, or separately<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This practice is documented as a marriage ceremony for enslaved people in the southern United States during the 1840s and 1850s, who often could not legally marry. <\/span><b>Slave narratives contain accounts of couples skipping the broom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>ceremonial jumping of the <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broom\u2014an open declaration of establishing a marriage relationship\u2014took place in front of witnesses.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The broom-jumping <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ritual was popularized in the 1970s by the novel and miniseries <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roots<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roots<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 1976-1977).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fbe03cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fbe03cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff0cec\" data-id=\"ff0cec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79024b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79024b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-79024b23{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-687b9f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"687b9f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e699786\" data-id=\"e699786\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab5aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eab5aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The symbolism of jumping the broom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-655b0bc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"655b0bc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd19b05\" data-id=\"1bd19b05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b96e727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b96e727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we have already seen<\/span><b>, the broomstick is associated with many symbols<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: for example, it can be a <\/span><b>symbol of fertility <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with its phallic shape. Or, again related to fertility, it was thought that if newlyweds <\/span><b>jumped the broom in a field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the height at which they jumped would be the height that the crops would reach that year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other symbolic meaning is, of course, the ability to <\/span><b>sweep away dirt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and, consequently by abstraction, <\/span><b>sweep away evil and negativity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as everything old.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another symbolic meaning is to <\/span><b>leap into the unknown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to launch into a new life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And finally, it is worth mentioning the ancient legends and fairy tales not only from Italy, where people say that <\/span><b>to keep witches away, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you should <\/span><b>put a broom outside the door.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the night, when the witch found a broom, she had to count the sticks that made up the broom. Driven by an uncontrollable urge, she would keep counting again and again until the sunlight, deadly to her, drove her out.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54bbb25c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54bbb25c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e1ee7ce\" data-id=\"5e1ee7ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6157aa3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6157aa3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/celebranti.com-BeachWedding-RitoDelSaltoDellaScopa-RiteOfJumpingTheBroom-WeddingInItaly-Credit-S.Morgan-768x605.png 768w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/celebranti.com-BeachWedding-RitoDelSaltoDellaScopa-RiteOfJumpingTheBroom-WeddingInItaly-Credit-S.Morgan-15x12.png 15w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/celebranti.com-BeachWedding-RitoDelSaltoDellaScopa-RiteOfJumpingTheBroom-WeddingInItaly-Credit-S.Morgan.png 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">photo credits: La Pineta Studio<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e778dd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e778dd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-257e3a03\" data-id=\"257e3a03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b23601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b23601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The origins of the word \u201cbroom\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f388320 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f388320\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31d7f193\" data-id=\"31d7f193\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eed1671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eed1671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The origin of the word \u201cbroom\u201d can be found in the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/broom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Etymological Dictionary<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old English\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, popular name for several types of shrubs common throughout Europe (used medicinally and for fuel) and characterized by long, slender branches and many yellow flowers, from Proto-Germanic\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*br\u00e6maz<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8220;thorny bush&#8221; (source also of Dutch\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">braam<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, German\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brombeere<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;blackberry&#8221;), from PIE\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*bh(e)rem-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8220;to project; a point.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As &#8220;twigs of broom tied together to a handle to make a tool for sweeping,&#8221; mid-14c. Traditionally, both the flowers and sweeping with broom twigs were considered unlucky in May (Suffolk, Sussex, Wiltshire, etc.).\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new broom sweeps clean<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is attested by 1660s.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whereas the entry for \u201cbroomstick\u201d already reveals many the traditions we\u2019re exploring:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broom-stick<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &#8220;stick or handle of a broom,&#8221; 1680s. Earlier was\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broom-staff<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(1610s).\u00a0<\/span><b><i>Broom-handle<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is from 1817. The witch&#8217;s flying broomstick originally was one among many such objects (pitchfork, trough, bowl), but the broomstick became fixed as the popular tool of supernatural flight via engravings from a famous Lancashire witch trial of 1612.\u00a0<\/span><b><i>Broomstick marriage<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in reference to an informal wedding ceremony in which the parties jump over a broomstick, is attested from 1774.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of actually being able to sweep, rather than featuring in engravings of witches in flight, the quality of brooms improved dramatically in 1797 when Levi Dickenson, a farmer in Hadley, Massachusetts, made a broom for his wife, using the tassels of a variety of sorghum (Sorghum vulgere), a grain he was growing for the seeds. This was<\/span><b> t<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he <\/span><b>first sorghum broom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Brooms and witches: an inescapable association<\/b><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thunder and lightning; three witches enter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>First Witch:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">When shall we three meet again \u2014 In thunder, lightning, or in rain?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Second Witch:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the hurlyburly&#8217;s\u00a0 done, When the battle&#8217;s lost, and won.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Third Witch:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That will be ere the set of sun.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(W. Shakespeare, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/myshakespeare.com\/macbeth\/act-1-scene-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macbeth<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Act1 Scene I<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing that comes to mind when people think of this ordinary household object is <\/span><b>witches <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from fairy tales and literature. In Italy, the most famous witch is the <\/span><b>Befana.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-752382c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"752382c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-651c9c66\" data-id=\"651c9c66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67161c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67161c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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JuliaBreuer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66d5b856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66d5b856\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f5699f\" data-id=\"24f5699f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51248274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51248274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are just a few famous witches and brooms in literature: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbed4b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbed4b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b09455\" data-id=\"68b09455\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760721d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"760721d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the black comedy, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Witches_of_Eastwick_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Witches of Eastwick<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the terrible ones in Shakespeare\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macbeth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macbeth<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">la <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.napolitoday.it\/eventi\/cultura\/la-janara-leggenda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Janara<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Neapolitan witch\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the green-faced <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wicked_Witch_of_the_West\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wicked Witch of the West<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wizard of Oz<\/span><\/i><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serafina Pekkala, the queen of witches in Philip Pullman\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/His_Dark_Materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His Dark Materials<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trilogy with her pine-cloud branch<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the witches from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esserealtrove.it\/contenuti\/borghi-e-storie-d-italia\/la-leggenda-delle-streghe-di-benevento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Benevento<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the witch in H\u00e4nsel and Gretel with her chicken bone or Snow White&#8217;s witch with her apple, who both appear in the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Brothers-Grimm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brothers Grim<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fairy tale collection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">witches dancing on brooms on the Sabbath for <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2022\/05\/02\/walpurgis-night-the-pagan-festival-of-bonfires-witches-and-celtic-folk-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walpurgis Night<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(originating in Goethe\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faust I<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mickey the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sorcerer%27s_Apprentice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who appears with an animated broom in Disney\u2019s first feature film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantasia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the central function played by brooms, even turbo brooms, in the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Potter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harry Potter<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> saga.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b20e5b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b20e5b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df716dc\" data-id=\"5df716dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02e3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d02e3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brooms that fly and have magical powers\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9c21b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9c21b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5ad8ed\" data-id=\"7f5ad8ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f1d7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f1d7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But where did the idea of the broom as the &#8220;official vehicle&#8221; of magic come from? Actually, the association between brooms and magic has ancient and surprising origins!<\/span><\/p><p><b>In ancient China <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was forbidden to leave brooms in mortuary rooms because the soul of the deceased could return as a long-haired ghost. Pre-Columbian <\/span><b>Mexico <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">celebrated the goddess Tlazeltotl who was in charge of <\/span><b>wiping out disease and misfortune <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and was depicted naked <\/span><b>astride a flying broom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In Ancient Egypt, brooms were believed to have magical powers, while in ancient Greece andRome, during the three-day festivity known as the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldhistory.org\/The_Anthesteria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anthesteria<\/span><\/a><\/span> <b>broom was used to drive away the souls of the dead <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>midwives swept the doorway <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to ward off evil spirits from the homes of mothers-to-be. In England, when women left the house, they used to leave a <\/span><b>broom outside the door <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to block witch spells.<\/span><\/p><p><b>In the Middle Ages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the broom was seen as an object related to domestic activities, but also to magic: in fact, <\/span><b>witches <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were believed <\/span><b>to use brooms to draw protective lines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the ground or <\/span><b>to symbolically clean their <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spaces. Christian iconography also shows two saints depicted with brooms: Saint Martha and Saint Petronilla.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>The figure of the Befana herself <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was actually a Christian transfiguration of the Roman goddess Diana, who was believed to fly over the fields <\/span><b>riding a broomstick <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">surrounded by her nymphs, on the night heralding the Epiphany, or January 6, <\/span><b>to bless the new harvest.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5616977d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5616977d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d63a62b\" data-id=\"5d63a62b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556312a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"556312a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traditions and taboos related to the broom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e9de28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e9de28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-369b0f9d\" data-id=\"369b0f9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74038372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74038372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to being the <\/span><b>preferred way for witches to get around<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the broom was also a <\/span><b>sexual <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symbol\u2014the iconography of a handle between the witch\u2019s legs is clear.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many traditions and taboos are related<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the broom. For example, it is <\/span><b>imperative to sweep every corner of the house <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after the deceased has been taken to the cemetery, so that the <\/span><b>soul can be serene and clean and not be trapped by dust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever had a broom dance? In this game, the odd person out <\/span><b>is forced to dance with a broom rather than a partner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If <\/span><b>you inadvertently sweep a girl&#8217;s feet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tradition had it that she would never marry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brooms are important<\/span><b> symbolic objects often with a double meaning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the <\/span><b>power to avert evil <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attributed to it in the past, keeping <\/span><b>witches and demons away<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if placed behind the door, has now been transferred to the <\/span><b>ornate brooms <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">given as gifts at Christmas time.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Broom jumping in a wedding ceremony: tips from us celebrants<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having explored all this history and background, let\u2019s get back to your wedding!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jumping the Broom <\/span><b>is a ritual that celebrates courage and commitment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and marks the beginning of a new phase. <\/span><b>Your celebrant will explain to you and your guests how the ritual will take place and explain its origins and symbolic meaning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in order to build this ritual into your bespoke ceremony.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The colors, decorations, and materials of the broom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are often chosen to represent abundance, love, and fertility, adapting them to the preferences and culture of the couple. Decorations can include: <\/span><b>ribbons, flowers, charms, beads, feathers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, we suggest <\/span><b>decorating the broom with ribbons and greeting cards <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that each guest can bring and tie onto the handle, wishing you all their best for the marriage!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best moment in the ceremony to <\/span><b>jump the broom is at the end of the ceremony<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when you leave to the applause of your guests. Lay it on the ground, or give the task of holding it up a bit to your groomsmen, two special friends, or close relatives, but make sure they don\u2019t lift it too high, otherwise it\u2019s impossible to jump over.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rite <\/span><b>is a fun, exciting, and spontaneous option <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that will enrich your ceremony, involving you, guests, friends, and children. <\/span><b>And the photos will be really special!\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not to mention that after jumping the broom, <\/span><b>you can take it home with you to protect your home.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c2c017 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c2c017\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3541c26c\" data-id=\"3541c26c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1d0468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b1d0468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-395346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione.png 500w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/elementor\/thumbs\/icone-citazione-q5rsbyw3oewunqatelhxlo2inxt2yafpq5azfik1yg.png 100w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-170x170.png 170w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/icone-citazione-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/elementor\/thumbs\/icone-citazione-q5rsbyw3fn5kc4o2itbp6gauggyr7xskjsdy78gly8.png 80w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/elementor\/thumbs\/icone-citazione-q5rsbyw2ky027iygfkpvp73zqc0m5pjkfj6bw94jxg.png 10w, https:\/\/celebranti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/elementor\/thumbs\/icone-citazione-q5rsbyw2tprcj4l7bcw44evnxsuxw26plw3d4j7zxo.png 30w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57882902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57882902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The broom jump adds joy, symbolism and tradition to your ceremony. 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