why?? why????
2007-10-05 02:44:53 · 9 answers · asked by Super Rabbit! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
during the middle ages people thought that sneezing had to do with demons in the body so people would 'Bless them' to get the demons would go away.
2007-10-05 02:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by M-Theory 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is what I was told. When you sneeze your heart stops so back in the day people would say GOD Bless You.
2007-10-05 02:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by Morgan H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I heard a long time ago that they said that because when you sneezed they believed it was demon's escaping your body, therefore they would say bless you. People were way to superstitious back in the day. Its kinda one of those "Mama said" things, but that's what I was told.
2007-10-05 02:52:32 · answer #3 · answered by EngSupCo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Centuries ago people used to believe that your soul could be thrown from your body when you sneezeed, that sneezing opened your body to invasion by evil spirits, or that it was your body's effort to force out an invading evil spirit. Thus, "bless you" was used as a sort of shield against evil.
2007-10-05 02:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by vitabrevis 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because in old times they believed that whenever you sneezed, it meant that your soul was trying to get out of your body and by saying "Bless You" it kept it from leaving.
2007-10-05 02:49:04 · answer #5 · answered by itsmezo 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It was believed that when you sneezed you were
expelling the demons from you body.
Someone would say bless you before they could
get back in.
2007-10-05 02:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by Fuzzybutt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was a belief that all you bodily functions, including your hearbeat, stopped for a moment when you sneeze. You were "blessed" because everything started working again afterwards.
2007-10-05 02:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by Bookworm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is b/c your heart stops or skips a beat when you sneeze so you say "bless you" b/c your still alive! Thats what i heard :)
2007-10-05 02:52:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People used to think that when you sneezed evil spirits were being expelled from your body (brilliant isn't it?). As an atheist, I only say excuse you.
2007-10-05 02:58:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋