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For a long time it was superstitiously believed that a sneeze ejected a small part of the soul. "God Bless You" was meant to implore the Almighty to preserve the soul.
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Why say god bless you when sneez?
Sneezing was thought to be an early symptom of the plague, 'God Bless You' was a sort of shield against evil. Sneezing was also though to be a way of expelling the Devil from your body, so 'God Bless You' was a natural response
Who first said 'God bless you'?
The phrase was started by Pope Gregory the first, during the bubonic plague. The early symptoms were sneezing and he advised people that if they saw someone sneezing to say the words 'God bless you.' he actually said suck my balls
What happens physically during the process of sneezing?
Snot comes out of your nose and people usually say "bless you" or "god bless you". the reason people say god bless you is because you heart stops for a quick second and bacteria is what comes out when you sneeze.
When do you say 'God bless you'?
You say it in response to someone sneezing, or in some cases, as a fervent thanks for something they did for you that helps you greatly.
If god sneezed what do we say?
God can't sneeze, for he cannot be sick. He's perfect. If God were to choose to sneeze (sneezing is not always a symptom of an illness) and you were on hand to witness it, it would not be inappropriate to say "You bless You" which is a short way of saying "May you bless yourself".
Can you bless yourself after sneezing?
Most certainly not. Or you will die
Why you can't bless something?
I asked myself this many times. If you dont have the kinda faith to where you know that god is going to bless as you ask because you are obedient to him and submissive, well then you wont be blessing anything but someone sneezing ;)
How do you say God bless you in Hmong?
god bless
What is the sneezing rhyme?
I have seen different elsewhere on the web, but in Oz, we used a rhyme that started like this: 1 for sorrow 2 for joy 3 for a kiss 4 for a boy. Cant remember after that, but somewhere on the line I think the multiple sneezer was supposed to end up dead!
Why do people say 'bless you' when you sneeze but nothing when you cough?
No one really knows..... maybe people are just use to it. It was once believed that sneezing was something to do with being possessed by demons, so 'bless you' i.e.'God bless you', would help save you.
What is God bless you in Urdu language?
god bless you.
How do you say God bless you in marathi?
god bless you
