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I guess it's always possible but the origins I always heard regarding the broom riding came from various pagan customs involving jumping over a broom at a celebration, or other celebratory customs I don't have exact details for.

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Q: Is it true that the picture of a witch riding a broom is actually an epithet against witches who were thought to use their broom sticks as phallic replacements?
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