why a tourism tour after marriage is called honeymoon, what is role of honey & moon in it ?

Answer 1

Honey is a description of a maturation process, I forget for what and which language. However, a it's basically a two-week lunar cycle for something to mature. Proably for people to mature into their new roles.

Answer 2

Honeymoon was originally a reference to the first month of a marriage. The honey represents the sweetness of new love and the moon signifies the changing relationship and that this love will quickly wane. The word first appears in John Heywood's 1546 A Dialogue Conteinyng The Nomber In Effect Of All The Prouerbes In The Englishe Tongue:

It was yet but hony moone.

Richard Huloet's 1552 Abcedarium Anglico Latinum described it as:

Hony mone, a terme prouerbially applied to such as be newe maried, whiche wyll not fall out at the fyrste, but thone loueth the other at the beginnynge excedyngly, the likelyhode of theyr exceadynge loue appearing to aswage, ye which time the vulgar people cal the hony mone, Aphrodisia, feriæ, hymenæ.

The verb, meaning to take a honeymoon trip, is more recent, dating to the early 19th century. From an 1821 letter by Mary R. Mitford appearing in Alfred G. L'Estrange's The Life of M.R. Mitford:

How did I know but you were tourifying or honeymooning?

There is a story floating around the internet that honeymoon derives from the Babylonian practice of a new father-in-law giving mead, or honey beer, to his new son-in-law for the first month of their marriage. This is utter bunk.

Answer 3

The Oxford English Dictionary offers no etymology at all, but dates the word back to the 16th century:

"The first month after marriage, when there is nothing but tenderness and pleasure" (Samuel Johnson); originally having no reference to the period of a month, but comparing the mutual affection of newly-married persons to the changing moon which is no sooner full than it begins to wane; now, usually, the holiday spent together by a newly-married couple, before settling down at home.
One of the oldest citations in the Oxford English Dictionary indicates that, while today honeymoon has a positive meaning, the word was actually a sardonic reference to the inevitable waning of love like a phase of the moon. This, the first literary reference to the honeymoon was penned in 1552, in Richard Huloet's Abecedarium Anglico Latinum. Huleot writes:

Hony mone, a terme proverbially applied to such as be newe maried, whiche wyll not fall out at the fyrste, but thone loveth the other at the beginnynge excedyngly, the likelyhode of theyr exceadynge love appearing to aswage, ye which time the vulgar people cal the hony mone.
It has also been said[citation needed] that the origins of this word date back to the times of Babylon. In order to increase the virility and fertility of the newlyweds, the father of the bride would provide his son in law with all the mead (a honey-based drink) he could drink during the first month of the marriage (and therefore "moon"). Given that the English word is only four hundred years old, direct attribution to Babylon is questionable, though often repeated. The custom of drinking mead after a wedding for a month was also a medieval custom, however, and in practice at the time the word first appeared. [citation needed] [original research?]

Other possible explanations of the word honeymoon have to do with the date that weddings traditionally took place. Weddings once commonly took place upon the Summer solstice both for religious reasons earlier on and also for the practical reason that it was the time between the main planting and harvesting of crops. As it was at this time of year that honey was first harvested, it is possible that this is the source.[citation needed] [original research?]

Another alternative is that "Honey Moon" is a name given to the moon when its path is close to the southern horizon. Its light shines though the haze and dust of our atmosphere giving its light a honey color for the whole month. [citation needed][original research?]

Satirists have said that a "Honeymoon salad" is "lettuce alone".

The Welsh word for honeymoon is mis mêl (honey month).

Answer 4

This is the closest thing I could find to the explanation I'm familiar with. I got it in wikipedia, but I've heard that it actually comes from Medievel times.

"It has also been said that the origins of this word date back to the times of Babylon. In order to increase the virility and fertility of the newlyweds, the father of the bride would provide his son in law with all the mead (a honey-based drink) he could drink during the first month of the marriage (and therefore "moon"). Given that the English word is only four hundred years old, direct attribution to Babylon is questionable, though often repeated. The custom of drinking mead after a wedding for a month was also a medieval custom, however, and in practice at the time the word first appeared."

Answer 5

dear frnd
tourism tour after marriage is called honeymoon because this tour is for making love,making sweet and healthy relation as honey.
honey is sweet and health inducer.
on going tour,couple get sweet relationship and on having sex cause sexual hormones to activate resulting in good health.
tour is for providing nice environment and isolation from tensions,and only room for love .
every one should go on honeymoon,not only newly wed couples
but every couple every year for better emotional,sexual,mental
harmony between them.

Answer 6

"The first month after marriage, when there is nothing but tenderness and pleasure" (Samuel Johnson); originally having no reference to the period of a month, but comparing the mutual affection of newly-married persons to the changing moon which is no sooner full than it begins to wane; now, usually, the holiday spent together by a newly-married couple, before settling down at home.

Another alternative is that "Honey Moon" is a name given to the moon when its path is close to the southern horizon. Its light shines though the haze and dust of our atmosphere giving its light a honey color for the whole month.

Answer 7

honeymoon has two terms honey and moon

it is named like this because the moods and feelings of newly wed will be changing gradually no moon to fullmoon with their honey(loved one, partner)

Answer 8

maybe it's because at that time you are mooning over your honey!! lol

Answer 9

a honeymoon is vacation a man takes before working for a new boss.

Answer 10

honey & moon signify sweetness of ur love & the brightness it will bring to ur future