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In ancient Babylon, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all of the mead (a fermented honey beverage) that he could drink for a month after the wedding. Because their calendar was lunar or moon-based, this period of free mead was called the “honey month,” or what we now call the “honeymoon.”
(can't help it- this is a picture from my recent wedding =)