In Slave Religion

  书中，作者描述黑人奴隶最常见的结婚仪式是“jump the broomstick”，那时奴隶们没有权利邀请牧师或朋友为自己证婚，只能通过这种唯一的仪式拼命证明婚姻的合法性。而如今这个传统被保留下来，可见之前文化的影响。虽然履行此仪式的目的没变，它们依旧承载着祈求好运的希望，却已成为结婚仪式的一个部分，不再像两百年前那样重要了。

    In Slave Religion, Raboteau explains a wedding ritual dated nearly 200 years ago. As you understand his description (begins p. 228), how does it help you to further understand the role of ritual and the lasting impact of culture among African Americans? (Some couples include this ritual in their modern weddings.)

    In Slave Religion, Raboteau made a vivid description of a wedding ritual nearly 200 years ago. He described that “the most frequent method of marrying two slaves was the custom of jumping the broomstick”. At that time, this ritual is used to announce the marriage of two slaves without much ado, and more of than not, the slaves are not able to invite a clergy or their friends to witness their marriage. As is known, the tradition has been kept till now, in the hope of sweeping away past wrongs or warding off evil spirits by performing this ritual. However, nowadays, they are not as desperately as they were to prove the legality of their marriage, so it is reduced to a part of the wedding ritual of a typical African American marriage. They still convey their wishes for a better future life but have diminished in importance.

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