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Some believe it is because when someone sneezes his heart stops and saying "God bless you" means "I'm glad your heart started again." ; ... ; Why do people say "bless you" whenever you sneeze?; Why do we say 'bless you' when others sneeze?; Why do we say "bless you" when someone sneezes?; Does your heart stop when you sneeze? ;
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When someone sneezes, say "God bless you and may the devil miss you." When you sneeze your soul tries to escape and saying "God bless you" crams it back in (said by Millhouse in an episode of The Simpsons).
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Origins: It's expected we'll say "Bless you!" (or "God bless!") when someone nearby sneezes, but does anyone really know why we do this? Are we trying to protect the sneezers from evil ... At one time people believed a man's soul could be inadvertently thrust from his body by an explosive sneeze, thus "Bless you!"
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One explanation for this has to do with superstition. It is said that a person's spirit or soul was in the form of air or breath and that it was contained in the head. So a sneeze might accidentally expel this spirit for a short time, or ev...
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I truly try to sincerely have God Bless someone when they sneeze, it gives me a reminder to send up a quick prayer for that person. ... Find similar questions: people God bless sneezes ... "When you sneeze people say "Bless you"" (5 answers)
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To combat the plague Gregory ordered litanies, processions and unceasing prayer for God's intercession. When someone sneezed, they were immediately blessed ("God bless you!") in the hope ... Know something about Why we say "God bless you" when someone sneezes? We want to hear your view. Write now! ... Are people born evil...
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As is usual when trying to identify such sayings, there is no definitive answer, but I will examine a few of the commonly held origins of the tradition of saying "God Bless You" when we sneeze. ... Why we say "God bless you" when someone sneezes 1 Article ... Why does bright light cause some people to sneeze?
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Thus, "bless you" or "God bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil. Another belief is that people used to see sneezing ... in the olden days people used to think sneezing meant someone was sick, ... Well, from what I've learned , everytime you sneeze, your heart stops beating once. So thats why people say Bless You .
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That the reason people say God bless you when you sneezed was because when one sneezes it attracts evil spirits and saying God bless you would ward off the evil spirits." - mallen@netcom.ca ... 2. We say "God Bless You" when someone sneezes because it was believed that your soul could escape from your body during a sneeze,
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