Do you know that it used to be believed when a person sneezes thier heart stops, but it was proven that it's not true.
2007-02-06 12:27:55 · 15 answers · asked by Sherri ptown 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
yeah i don't know we just got used to it i guess. but you ever have someone say "bless you" when you cough
2007-02-06 12:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by carsandkarate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do know that people used to believe your heart stopped when you sneezed but people have continued to say God Bless you anyways out of tradition/habit. People can't tell when I sneeze so I have always just said excuse me the same as if I had burped.
2007-02-06 20:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by starfish 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i've read this in some article before.. in the ancient times, people believed that when a person sneezes, bad spirits come out of him, and they say 'bless you' so that the spirits won't go back to him.. or something like that...
2007-02-06 20:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by xenon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In ancient times, it was believed that the soul left your body when you sneeze and that evil spirits could then enter. Blessing you was supposed to prevent this.
2007-02-06 20:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by emma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They believed your soul was at jeopardy, and to ward off the evil spirits they would say Bless you. That is also why they began to cover their mouths when a yawn comes upon you....to not let anything inside, while you yawn.
2007-02-06 20:34:44 · answer #5 · answered by It's just me! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that centuries ago people used to believe that your soul temporarily escaped from your body when you sneezed. Therefore, people would say "bless you" to ensure that the devil wouldn't take your soul.
2007-02-06 20:33:13 · answer #6 · answered by mimigrace 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i heard that when you sneeze it lets bad spirits in so people say bless you to keep them out.
2007-02-06 20:31:25 · answer #7 · answered by Your Angel 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Way back in the day, people would say "bless you" because they thought that was your body's way of ridding itself of demons.
2007-02-06 20:31:56 · answer #8 · answered by Ella 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter? They're being polite.
I say it more like "blesh you".
2007-02-06 20:32:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's courtesy.
2007-02-06 20:31:47 · answer #10 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋