2006-12-27 08:53:13 · 6 answers · asked by mattsorumsbiggestfan 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
bcoz they say when u sneeze, thats your soul trying to escape your body. then we say bless you to keep it in.
2006-12-27 08:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by Painkiller 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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). Gregory (who also invented the ever-popular Gregorian chant) called for litanies, processions and unceasing prayer for God's help and intercession. Columns marched through the streets chanting, "Kyrie Eleison" (Greek for "Lord have mercy"). When someone sneezed, they were immediately blessed ("God bless you!") in the hope that they would not subsequently develop the plague. All that prayer apparently worked, judging by how quickly the plague of 590 AD diminished.
2006-12-27 16:55:36 · answer #2 · answered by tnbadbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an old wise tale that when you sneeze, your heart skips a beat, and that some people die.. well if you say bless you-- your soul is supposed to go to heaven..
2006-12-27 16:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by just_acali_girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard it's because when you sneeze your heart stops beating during that time. So, I guess it's a just in case thing.
2006-12-27 16:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your heart skips a beat when you sneeze.
2006-12-27 17:00:21 · answer #5 · answered by Michele 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there was a belief that your heart stopped when you sneezed. whether this is true i do not know
2006-12-27 16:56:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋