This particular wedding custom made its way from Europe to the U.S. and was practiced through the middle part of the 20th century, mostly by frontier folk. Today, there are still a few rural areas that take part in shivaree (or charivari) or the hazing of the newlywed couple on their wedding night, but the practice has, for the most part, died out.
Some shivarees are friendly, in which newlyweds are gifted with things they need to start their lives together, while others prank couples with cacophonous noise often made from banging pots and pans. There’s also a parade in which the couple is carried around town in support of, or opposition to, their upcoming nuptials.