Honeymoon|天长地久话蜜月Origin1ofHoneymoonTherearetwopopularstoriesabouttheoriginofhoneymoon.Thefirstoneisquitefrightening,farfromsweetorimaginative.1Kidnapping2ofthebride3ThewordhoneymoonhasitsrootsintheNorse4word“hjunottsmanathr”,whichwasanythingbutblissful5.NorthernEuropeanhistorytellsusthatlonglongagobecauseofeconomicreasonapooryoungusually“kidnapped”aladyashisbridefromaneighboringvillage.Itwasagainstthelaw,butitwasjustthecustom.Thenthehusband-to-bewouldtakehisbride-to-beintohidingforaperiodoftime.Hisfriendstriedtheirbesttokeephimandhersafeandkepttheirwhereabouts6unknown.Oncethebride’sfamilygaveuptheirsearch,orthebridewasinafamilyway,thebridegroom7returnedtohispeople.Thisfolkloric8explanationistheoriginoftoday’shoneymoon,foritsoriginalmeaningmeant“hiding”.2HoneyedwineTheScandinavianwordforhoneymooncomes,inpart,fromanancientNorthernEuropeancustominwhichnewlymarriedcouples,forthefirstmonthoftheirmarriedlife,drankadailycupofhoneyedwinecalledmead.TheancientpracticeofdrinkingthehoneyedwinedatesbacktothehistoryoftheAsianHunsfromA.D.433toA.D.453.ThereisasimilarstoryinAsia.ItwasanacceptedpracticeinBabylon4,000yearsagothatafterthewedding,thebride’sfatherwouldsupplyhisson-in-lawwithallthemead(ahoneybeer)hecoulddrinkforamonth.Becausetheircalendarwaslunar9-based,thisperiodwascalledthe“honeymoon”.HoneymooninPhilosophyHoneyissomethingsweet,butmoonissomethingthatkeepschangingitsshape.Thissuggeststhatnotallmoonsofmarriedlifewouldbeassweetasthefirst.Britishwritersandpoets,inthe16thand17thcenturies,oftenregardedhoneymoonasaperiodoftide:ebb10andflowjustlikethecouple’smarriagelife.ToenjoyhoneymoonThehoneymoonperiodisdefinitelyaspecialandunforgettabletimefornewlymarriedcouples,aspecialtimeforthemtorelaxandenjoyoneanother.Nowitispopulartohaveagoodtimebytraveltosomespecialplaces.Wheretogoistotallyuptothecouple.Somecouplespreferawarmandquietplace,whileotherschoosetogotoDisneyWorld.Ahoneymoontraveldependsonone’sbudget11andthetimeavailableforone’strip.It’saonce-in-a-lifetimeexperiencethattheywillneverforget!众所周知,蜜月乃新郎新娘共度好时光的两人天地。可有谁知道,今日之蜜月与它原先的含义相差十万八千里呢!蜜月的由来关于蜜月的起源有两种说法,而第一种说法令人毛骨悚然,与甜蜜相去甚远,简直匪夷所思!1.蜜月:绑架新娘一说蜜月一词来自挪威语“hjunottsmanathr”,而这个词绝对没有祝福或喜庆之意。北欧的历史告诉我们,在很久很久以前,由于经济原因,贫穷的年轻人往往从邻村“绑架”一位少女作他的新娘。这是违法的,却又为风俗所默许。绑架之后,“准”丈夫会把他的新娘“雪藏”一段时间。他的朋友则会尽全力保证他俩的安全,对他们的藏身之地守口如瓶。一旦新娘的家人放弃了搜寻,或者新娘已经身怀六甲,新郎就可以回到社区,不用躲躲藏藏了。这种民间传说就是今日之蜜月的由来——蜜月的本意就是“躲藏”!2.蜜月:痛饮蜂蜜酒另一种说法是:蜜月一词来自斯堪的纳维亚语。在古老的风俗中,新人婚后一个月之内每天都要喝一杯蜂蜜酿的酒,曰“蜂蜜酒”。而每天一杯甜甜蜜蜜的蜂蜜酒这一习俗可追溯到亚洲古匈奴时期(约公元433年至453年)。亚洲也有类似的说法。据说在距今4000年前的古巴比伦王国,当时的风俗是:新人结婚后,新娘的父亲要给女婿准备足够多的、足够新人喝一个月的蜂蜜酒。由于古巴比伦王国实行的是农历,因而这一段时期又称作“蜂蜜月”,“蜜月”即由此简称而来。蜜月如月亮——有盈有亏蜂蜜给人的感觉总是甜蜜蜜,可月亮却是变化无常的。这就暗示着:并非每月的婚姻生活都像蜜月那么完美无缺、那么甜甜蜜蜜。在16、17世纪,英国作家与诗人经常视蜜月为潮水:有涨有落恰如婚姻生活一样。度蜜月毫无疑问,对新人而言,蜜月是一段特别而又难以忘怀的岁月,是一段放松自己、享受生活的好时光。现在的新人流行到某个特别的地方去度假。去哪儿度假完全取决于新人自己。有人爱去温暖的地方过一段与世隔绝的日子;有人则选择了热闹非凡的迪斯尼乐园。蜜月旅行既要看看钱包暖和不暖和,还要看看时间充裕否。蜜月一辈子才一次,必定是终身难忘!=========================