Y people say "god bless u" wen smbdy sneezes?................... aaaaaaannnchhoooooo!!!?

Answer 1

what she said above about the soul makin a break, but I usually leave out the "god" part and just say bless you out of politeness....

Answer 2

Because it came from the bubonic plague or some kind of epidemic in Europe where people realized that if you sneezed, there was a chance you caught the horrible disease and that you were going to die and back then, many more people were christians so they would say god bless you.

We say god bless you just cause it is polite now to say it. We dont really think of saying "god bless you" when you are actually sick because we link it more to when people or sneezing. You could but the most preminant use is for sneezing.

Answer 3

One traditional explanation for the custom is that it began literally as a blessing. Pope Gregory I the Great (AD 540-604) ascended to the Papacy just in time for the start of the bubonic plague in AD 590 (his successor succumbed to it). To combat the plague, Gregory ordered litanies, processions and unceasing prayer for God's blessing. When someone sneezed (seen as the initial onset of the plague), they were immediately blessed ("God bless you!") in the hope that they would not actually develop the disease.

And saying it doesn't necessarily mean a belief in God....I'm an agnostic - I say it all the time....I don't mean the phrase literally...but it's a polite tradition that I'm just fine with abiding by.

Answer 4

God Bless You

Answer 5

Excellent question. Actually, this tradition can be traced back to the early colonies in America. Back then, they thought that anything wrong with you, including a cough or sneeze, could be caused by the devil. So when someone would sneeze, they would be greeted with a prompt, "God bless you."

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

I heard that back in the oooolden days ppl believed that when u sneeze the devil is with u and when u stop sneezing the devil went away and left u so they say 'god bless u" ofcoarse all of these are myths. Sneeznig has to do with something inside the body. I'm no doctor so I don't know but when I sneeze it's bcuz my nose tickles so MAYBE there is somekind of nerve that triggers or something. idk.

Answer 7

It was believed that the soul leaves the body for a second when a person sneezes so it gives the devil/evil spirits a chance to possess it....so if someone blesses you when you sneeze your soul goes back into your body and things return to normal ;) ......

Answer 8

It dates back to the time of the great plague and sneezing made people assume you had caught it, hence "God bless you" the nursery rhyme "ring a roses" also stems from the same.

Answer 9

Your heart stops for a half a second when you sneeze. so people so god bless you because your heart continue to beat after the sneeze. smile

Answer 10

ok,
it goes like this. the Holy Bible says that God created man from dust and then breathed into his nostrils. thats how man was born. so our breath holds a part of God in it and actually that is the only part of our body that has a divine presence. so when we sneeze, we let out a major part of our breath and with it, our connection with God. at that time, we are prone to evil. so to save people from devil's hands, we say God bless you when they sneeze.

Answer 11

It stems from this ancient belief. In the dark ages people actually believed when you sneezed that a part of your soul escaped, and that you might be closer to death with each sneeze. Strange, but true.