Mead Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of August every year. It’s a day to celebrate mead, a fermented, alcoholic beverage that has been produced since ancient times. Mead has been made across ancient civilizations and has played an important role in the mythologies of their cultures. The defining feature of mead is that the fermented sugars in the drink are derived from honey. To make mead, honey is fermented with water. Other ingredients like fruits, flowers, and spices were also added. Mead is also known as honey wine. There are a lot of different varieties of mead in the world — still, sparkling, sweet, and not so sweet.