Why do people go on honeymoons?

Another interesting question and answer from the book More Big Book of Tell Me Why: Answers to Hundreds of Questions Children Ask.

"Why do people go on honeymoons?

In very ancient times, a bridegroom had to "capture" his bride. He then would have to hide someplace with her until her relatives or tribespeople grew tired of searching for her. It is believed that the honeymoon developed as a symbol of what took place in those days.

So, to some extent, people still go on honeymoons because it is the traditional thing to do, just as they do many other "symbolic" things connected with marriage.

But newly married people enjoy going on a honeymoon because it gives them a chance to get to know each other intimately, and relate to each other. It is ideally spent in a place and atmosphere far from the bothers or problems of workaday life."

Hmm...