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 Posted: 03/28/03 - 16:15 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | The one in June is the Honey Moon, hence the derivation of the word honeymoon. |
Actually, May is the Honey Moon. And the true derivation of honeymoon is stems from mead, the drink of the ancient Gauls and Anglo Saxons which was made from fermented honey and water. Given the entire month (one moon cycle) of May was celebrated in Medieval times (for this was the duration of the mating of the Goddess and God united at Beltane), May was referred to as the 'Meade moon' or the 'honey moon'.
Mead soon made its way into the courts of the Four Kings of Ireland and no banquet was complete without it. This honey-based frink was believed to have powers of virility and fertility, and it became custom for the bride and groom to drink Mead for one full moon after their wedding, hence the word "honeymoon."
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