2007-12-24 16:39:29 · 5 answers · asked by nightplay205 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It originated in Germany. People used to say Gesundt Heicht. Reason why is because everytime you sneeze your heart literally stops beating (fractions of a second) to let the sneeze out. That's why people say God Bless You.
2007-12-24 17:33:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It originated during the black plage in England (where a third of the population was wiped out). One of the early symptoms of the disease was sneezing - so people wished others good luck! Also from the same time formed the rhyme, ring-o-ring-o rose, a pocket full of posies (people would carry flowers to mask the smell of decaying bodies) aatishyu aatishyu we all fall down (sneeze sneeze then we die)!
2007-12-24 18:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by shahlordsaway 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it originated during the Black Plague in England/Europe during the middle ages??? When people started sneezing, it usually meant they were coming down with the deadly plague, so if someone heard a sneeze, they would give them God's blessing cuz they were probably going to die!
2007-12-24 16:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by nanny411 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure where and when. I heard when we sneeze, there's an open window for bad spirits to possibly inflitrate our soul. So we ask God to bless us in that moment.
2007-12-24 16:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by jchcmax 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've honestly heard that some people believe your soul escapes from your body, so saying "God bless you," sends it back in.
2007-12-24 20:53:07 · answer #5 · answered by breakfastissexy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋