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To: sea_urchin who wrote (14900)4/23/2007 5:29:51 AM
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Alfred J. Kolatch, The Jewish Book of Why c. 1981 p. 44:

Why are the phrases mazal tov and siman tov shouted at the end of the wedding ceremony, after the glass is broken by the groom?

As far back as the Middle Ages, two types of congratulations were shouted at the bride and groom at the conclusion of the wedding ceremony. Ashkenazim used the words mazal tov and Sefardim siman tov. Both have ancient roots.

In biblical and talmudic times, mazal was a star, a constellation of the zodiac, and also a planet. In those days it was widely believed that man's fate depended on the position of the stars. Mazal tov, "good star," later took on a secondary meaning, "good luck."

Siman tov, meaning "good omen," is of talmudic origin. It was retained by the Sephardic community as a way of expressing "congratulations."
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