It was once believed that at the occurance of a particularly common event that one's soul was expelled, and that at the moment a demon could enter and take control of the body.
What is this natural event, which still envokes a "blessing' from those nearby?
2007-01-12 01:41:49 · 13 answers · asked by Jo 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
A Sneeze (God Bless you")
2007-01-12 02:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Josianne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sneezing
2007-01-12 16:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Electric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sneeze
2007-01-12 09:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Utter rubbish ! Sneezing followed by a " bless you", derives from the European period of the bubonic plague. The early symptoms were sneezing , accompanied by ring of red rashes, followed by falling down, and death. Carrying flowers with perfume(posies) was believed to prevent infection. Or as they said at the time , and the children mimicked in rhyme, "A ring, a ring of Roses,a pocket full of posies, a-tishoo,a-tishoo, we all fall down". Not Demons - the Black Death!
2007-01-12 16:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sneezing.
2007-01-12 12:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Kali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sneeze?!
2007-01-12 09:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Jackie S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sneezing. That's why we say "God Bless You".
2007-01-12 09:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by Snoopy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when ever you help some one out of a jam. or get 2 points for answering a Q.
2007-01-12 10:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
either a sneeze or a yawn depending on what myth you read.
2007-01-12 15:03:10 · answer #9 · answered by serephina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AAaaaachooooo and in it goes, God Bless You!
2007-01-12 11:43:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋