“Honeymoon, a term we are all familiar with, is a specific reference to mead. The term comes from an old English tradition that dates from the Middles Ages. Mead was drunk in great quantities at weddings, and after the ceremony nuptial couples were given a month's supply of mead--sufficient for one full cycle of the moon.” Mead Book:Mad About Mead: Nectar of the Gods Source: Mad About Mead: Nectar of the Gods