ORIGIN OF “HONEYMOON.”
PROBABLY TEUTON. Many people who are familiar with the term “honeymoon” would be at a loss if suddenly called upon to give an explanation of its meaning. In all probability the expression had its origin in an old custom which prevailed among the Teutons, an ancient race inhabiting the northern parts of Germany. These people used to drink a beverage made with honey for thirty days after a wedding, and it seems natural to suppose that the month in which mead, or met heglin, was the special drink, gradually became known as the “honeymoon.”
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Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 117, 21 January 1926, Page 2
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97ORIGIN OF “HONEYMOON.” Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 117, 21 January 1926, Page 2
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