It has it's roots in African-American culture from during slavery, but it's a Welsh and Irish tradition that had something to do with the marriages not being recognized by the state. The enslaved people adopted it because their marriages were also not legally recognized.
It has it's roots in African-American culture from during slavery, but it's a Welsh and Irish tradition that had something to do with the marriages not being recognized by the state. The enslaved people adopted it because their marriages were also not legally recognized.
Ey, maybe those fellas are O'Brien or something
I have Irish heritage and can confirm that this is a thing I have heard of too
was a sword sometimes too, right?
I'd never heard of it with a sword, but from what I just learned from a quick skim of Wikipedia, yes.