<P> Jumping the broom is a phrase and custom relating to a wedding ceremony where the couple jumps over a broom . It has been suggested that the custom is based on an 18th - century idiomatic expression for `` sham marriage '' , `` marriage of doubtful validity '' ; it was popularized in the context of the introduction of civil marriage in Britain with the Marriage Act 1836 . </P>
<P> Jumping the broom is a phrase and custom relating to a wedding ceremony where the couple jumps over a broom . It has been suggested that the custom is based on an 18th - century idiomatic expression for `` sham marriage '' , `` marriage of doubtful validity '' ; it was popularized in the context of the introduction of civil marriage in Britain with the Marriage Act 1836 . </P>
where did jumping over the broom come from
where did jumping over the broom come from
relating to a wedding ceremony where the couple jumps over a broom
relating to a wedding ceremony where the couple jumps over a broom