Why Do They Call It a Honeymoon?
The word Honeymoon which is commonly used to describe the first few weeks after marriage, has always meant the first month or moon after marriage, but does not have any reference to the month or moon excepting as that describes a certain period of time.
The word originated in an old custom quite common among newly married couples among the ancient Teutons of drinking a kind of wine made from honey during the first thirty days after being married.
In these days newly married couples generally take a trip away from home for a short or longer period after their wedding day and this is called the honeymoon whether it is but a few days or three months or more. The custom of drinking wine made from honey has been abandoned so that the word is now used in an entirely different sense than formerly.