WEDDINGS

The term "honeymoon" has been associated with drinking mead during the month long celebration following a wedding in pagan times.

The expression "Honeymoon" may be older than most of the terms above. The phrase "Honeymoon" did not evolve from a term of endearment of a description of an event. It refers specifically to what the bride and groom did for one full moon after their wedding.

If not for some monks in the Middle Ages, none of us would refer to the
post-matrimonial period as a "Honeymoon". Mead's popularity soon
proved that it could make even people who were well, feel even
better. Not to say that weddings would have been altered if Mead were
not invented, it's more that the nature and quality of the
celebration following the wedding would have been affected, the
honey-based drink was the origin of the term "honeymoon".

Even since the fame of Mead spread throughout medieval Europe, it was
believed that mead was essential for sending off the bride and groom
after wedding. It was used both as a final toast and as a proper
beginning of the marriage. Following the wedding, the Bride & Groom
were provided with enough Mead to toast each other after their
wedding, hence the term "honeymoon".

This delicate, yet potent drink was not only considered the best way
to start a new marriage, it was also believed to enhance such valued
qualities as fertility and virility. On numerous occasions the groom
laced with generous amounts of Mead, was carried by his friends to
the bedside of his bride. If nine months later, a bouncing baby
appeared, credit was given to the Mead.

References have been found on Mead as early as the 5th century and it
was in wide use by the Middle Ages. So it seems that the "Honeymoon"
tradition may be even older than our contemporary wedding traditions.
According to tradition, when it's time to bring festivities to a
close, the wedding party gathers around the bride and groom. All fill
their glasses with Mead and toast to a happy life.

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