Are wishbones still used at weddings in South Africa?

Question

What is the purpose or meaning of that?

Answer 1

No, it was lucky if you got the bigger half when you broke it.

I think now you are lucky if you can afford the whole chicken

Answer 2

A wish bone is a good luck symbol. Like a 4 leaved clover or a rabbits foot. People still use them in my small dorpie.

Answer 3

I haven't seen that in years but i know some still use something old, something new, something borrowed something blue on their wedding day

Answer 4

......maybe in the most remote villages in South Africa but in the city, I doubt if there still exist.....

Answer 5

Havent seen those wishbones in ages. Guess was probably still my parent time. . .

Answer 6

Must say I haven't seen a silver sprayed wish bone with a bow on it at a wedding for many years......I think it was there so that you can break it and the one that has the longest piece or the centre of the breast bone, can make a wish....it oviously did not work..........with all the divorces over the years, so now wish bones are bad luck?

Answer 7

i have never heard of it. I thought us Indians have weird wedding traditions but you whiteys are slowly getting there