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It was believed that the soul left your body and that evil spirits could enter while sneezing.. Blessing you was to prevent this.
"You stop breathing when you sneeze" At least this is what I heard as the reason behind this custom. I grew up with it and I found that I have always said, "bless you" when anyone sneezes. I am not at all religious, it i...
The expression is rooted in superstition. Moira Smith, librarian at the Folklore Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A., says of the expression: "It comes from the idea that you are sneezing out your soul."...
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Ever wonder why people say "God bless you" when someone sneezes? Is this stupid or what? Even total strangers will jump in to do this. When I sneeze, it is absolutely nobody else's business-unless I sneeze on them. Which I don't...
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There was a time when people believed that sneezing was the result of getting rid of evil spirits. Another reason for the "bless you" saying is that some teach that the heart stops, albeit momentarily, when a person sneezes.
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The phrase bless you started during the plague of 590 AD. People believed that when you sneezed you could catch the plague, so they said "God Bless You" in hopes that they would not catch it.
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because people used to think that the devil would take your soul when you sneeze so therefore people say bless you
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they say it coz ages ago people used 2 fink dat ur heart stopped when u sneezed so when u were still alive they said 'God Bless U' from Michaela agef 11 they say it coz ages ago people used 2 fink dat ur heart stopped when u sneezed so when...
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I read somewhere, that way back when, people thought a person sneezed because a bad spirit was trying to get inside them. So, you would say God Bless you, to help them.
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