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Bless you , or God bless you , is a common English expression addressed to a person after they sneeze. The origin of the custom and its original purpose are unknown. Several possible origins are co...
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A sneeze (or sternutation ) is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa. Sneezing can be tr...
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Why do we say 'Bless You! when someone sneezes? ... At one time people believed a man's soul could be inadvertently thrust from his body by an explosive sneeze, thus "Bless you!" was a protective oath uttered to safeguard the temporarily expelled and vulnerable soul from being snatched up by Satan (who was always...
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Why do we say 'bless you' after a sneeze? ... Your soul can be thrown from your body when you sneeze, and saying "bless you" prevents your soul from being stolen by Satan or some evil spirit. Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil.
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Why do we say "bless you" when there is a sneeze? Learn about the history and meaning behind bless you, the sneeze and gesundheit. ... Many people have become accustomed to saying "bless you" or "gesundheit" when someone sneezes. ... Wishing someone well after they sneeze probably originated thousands of years ago.
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There's no bodily function as sacred as the sneeze, it seems. It's an act that gets blessed by God left, right and center, sometimes up to four or five times in one snot, uh, shot. Why all the rhinal reverence?
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Media, activists lambaste governments for 'ignoring this for too long' ... You could tell Europeans that the moon caused cancer, and they would try to ban it. Frankly, I'm just happy I don't live in Switzerland, where they have to bless dogs and cats when they sneeze."
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The custom of saying "God bless you" after a sneeze was begun literally as a blessing. Pope Gregory the Great (540-604 AD) ascended to the Papacy just in time for the start of the plague (his successor succumbed to it).
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When somebody sneezed during my Japanese language class, usually an American or an European student who noticed the sneeze would say, "Bless you!" An alternate version would be "God bless you" so I am told, but since it happened during class, the shorter version "Bless you!" as I recall was probably mentioned.
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