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Why do we say, "Bless You" when someone sneezes?
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:05 pm   Reply with quote

hmm?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:06 pm   Reply with quote

I think its because during the time you are sneezing (not the ahh part, but the CHOOO part), everything in your body stops.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:07 pm   Reply with quote

yes.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:07 pm   Reply with quote

Back in old times, people thought sneezing allowed evil spirits to enter your body. So they said "Bless you" to prevent the evil spirits from getting in.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:11 pm   Reply with quote

Dark Paratroopa wrote:
Back in old times, people thought sneezing allowed evil spirits to enter your body. So they said "Bless you" to prevent the evil spirits from getting in.

Actually, i think thats it. I remember hearing somthing like that.

Lol i just sneezed IRL XD
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:29 pm   Reply with quote

Dark Paratroopa wrote:
Back in old times, people thought sneezing allowed evil spirits to enter your body. So they said "Bless you" to prevent the evil spirits from getting in.


I heard that, in the past, it was thought that your soul would leave unless you said "God bless you."
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:34 pm   Reply with quote

It's because every time you sneeze, your heart stops, and if you sneeze at the wrong time your whole body will stop within half a second. No doctors have been able to save the countless that have died.

So you say "Bless you" for not dying on the spot.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:06 pm   Reply with quote

frozenwinters wrote:
It's because every time you sneeze, your heart stops, and if you sneeze at the wrong time your whole body will stop within half a second. No doctors have been able to save the countless that have died.

So you say "Bless you" for not dying on the spot.


Is that actually true?

Anyway, yeah, it's because they thought evil spirits would enter your body, at least, that's what I heard. Nowadays, um, yeah.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:12 pm   Reply with quote

Medikoopa wrote:
Dark Paratroopa wrote:
Back in old times, people thought sneezing allowed evil spirits to enter your body. So they said "Bless you" to prevent the evil spirits from getting in.


I heard that, in the past, it was thought that your soul would leave unless you said "God bless you."
Yeah, it was probably a combination of those two beliefs that just carried on throughout the years.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 8:59 pm   Reply with quote

Boogers are your soul.
I told you so.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:04 pm   Reply with quote

YagamiMirror wrote:
frozenwinters wrote:
It's because every time you sneeze, your heart stops, and if you sneeze at the wrong time your whole body will stop within half a second. No doctors have been able to save the countless that have died.

So you say "Bless you" for not dying on the spot.


Is that actually true?


Yes it is.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:08 pm   Reply with quote

frozenwinters wrote:
YagamiMirror wrote:
frozenwinters wrote:
It's because every time you sneeze, your heart stops, and if you sneeze at the wrong time your whole body will stop within half a second. No doctors have been able to save the countless that have died.

So you say "Bless you" for not dying on the spot.


Is that actually true?


Yes it is.


I've never heard of it happen.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:10 pm   Reply with quote

frozenwinters wrote:
It's because every time you sneeze, your heart stops, and if you sneeze at the wrong time your whole body will stop within half a second. No doctors have been able to save the countless that have died.

So you say "Bless you" for not dying on the spot.

I'm scared to sneeze now.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:14 pm   Reply with quote

In russian, people say "Bood sdarov" which means Be healthy. Also some people think sneezing after a statement means the statement is true.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:37 pm   Reply with quote

Dark Paratroopa wrote:
Medikoopa wrote:
Dark Paratroopa wrote:
Back in old times, people thought sneezing allowed evil spirits to enter your body. So they said "Bless you" to prevent the evil spirits from getting in.


I heard that, in the past, it was thought that your soul would leave unless you said "God bless you."
Yeah, it was probably a combination of those two beliefs that just carried on throughout the years.

I am 99.9% sure that that is correct.
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