eli5: What is the tradition of tying cans to the back of a newlyweds car?

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This is probably just a Hollywood thing, but where did that come from and why is it a thing? I can’t put my finger on how that relates to a freshly married couple leaving for their honeymoon (or home)

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Uh, look up “shivaree”. Basically there is a long tradition of the groom’s friends hazing the new couple on their wedding night to try to get the new husband to be unable to, well, perform. Accounts differ on when why and how it all started, but the tin cans and shaving cream on the car thing is the last outpost.

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