Breaking the Glass at a Jewish Wedding.
Of all the symbolic acts of a Jewish wedding, perhaps the most well-known and well-loved is breaking the glass. After a series of blessings, the wedding ceremony’s serious mood lifts when the groom stomps on a glass — or, in some communities both bride and groom stomp together. Then boom, shouts of mazel tov, the ceremony is over, and it’s time to get this party started! Confer the following video:
Source: MyJewishLearning.com.
