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"Bless you" began way back when, when people believed that demons possesed the weak. They believed that when a person sneezed, they were physically at their most vulerable, and demons could easily enter them. By saying "Bless you", or "God bless you", they were invoking the name of the Lord, and therefore keeping demons away from the poor, unsuspecting victim.
Ps. this is a very short answer, for a phrase that is in strong use even after centuries of the origin of the phrase. One thing we have to analize, is WHY we STILL say " Bless you "
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