Why do we..?

Question

tie shoes to the back of a car for newly weds?

Answer 1

SO WE CAN HIT OUR EVIL MOTHER IN LAWS WITH THEM

Answer 2

Because back during the olden days and so forth, they used to go into the newly weds home and tie cans under the beds to hear if the marriage was consummated. Now it is draw attention to the fact the couple got married.

Answer 3

I never have seen shoes tied to a car, I always saw cans- something that would rattle. The reasons people do this, I do not know.

Answer 4

I never heard of anyone ever tying shoes to the back of a car... I've always seen people use cans....

Answer 5

Originally they were thrown at the car/carriage (shoes are symbols of mastery/dominance, change/travel and luck). They wer a token of good luck if the vehicle was hit.

Answer 6

This practice represents the powerful symbolism of shoes in antiquity. This seemingly innocent foot covering was the instrument with which the victor, putting his heel on the neck of a conquered enemy, would demonstrate the subjugation of the fallen foe. When the father of the bride in ancient Egypt gave his daughter to the groom, he also gave him her sandals to show whose property she was.

Answer 7

Not all shoes - just the Brides shoes! To keep her barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen, silly!

Answer 8

i dont think we do...

i think we tie cans at the back of a car...

Answer 9

So we can look back at them from the backseat of the car, and say " I shoulda put those on and ran like hell!"

Answer 10

because that's where the shoes (and, the rest of the clothes), ended up.

Answer 11

Because this is America