scramble

[arky4]

the father of the bride on there way to the service, as they drove of from the house tradionally threw out coins from the car window to a waiting crowd of children. this was called a scramble does this still go on ,or has the custom died out. this was in the west of scotland.

[super jumbe]

For a min I thought you own about s*y, just realised are you talking about orthodox, protestant, Judaism, Canterbury, never know they might be celebrating in meat city throwing tomatoes coins more expensive need more info.

[Meat-Head]

Never heard of it, one thing H&S should stop, might as well shoot bullets out a moving car, but silly

[gmb45]

There was another pointy roof thing bit further doon road but they had fathers n sisters that run that one and to get sweety money was a bit different

JoK

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[rds60h]

Remember many a scramble at a few churches in Glasgow when I was a youngster and remember attending weddings as a teenager and the scramble being thrown as the Bride & Groom's car pulled away but even that was back in the early 70's. My wife also remembers scrambles at churches in Ardrossan, Ayrshire when she was younger.
I have lived in the South of England for a long time and have never seen it happen down here, so it is most likely a Scottish thing, unfortunately it has been a long time since I have been "back hame" to attend a wedding so have no idea if it still happens.

Here's a youtube film with the scramble near the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFFIpDQkBA

[leotheloin]

In dublin it was called a grushy it was the groom that would throw loose change and all the kids would rush up to gather it up never seen it at any wedding i was at. A elder brother once told me he was at a wedding where he seen the bride and grooms hands been tide together and that's where the saying tying the knot came from.