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Why people say “bless you” when you sneeze?

The residents of every country in the world have their own way of wishing sneezers around the globe. Whatever the words they may use, the meaning remains the same; to bless the person who sneezes with good health. You must also have become habituated to say or hear “bless you” when someone sneezes. Have you ever wondered why?

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Why people say “bless you” when you sneeze?

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  1. Why people say “bless you” when you sneeze? Why people say “bless you” when you sneeze? The residents of every country in the world have their own way of wishing sneezers around the globe. Whatever the words they may use, the meaning remains the same; to bless the person who sneezes with good health. You must also have become habituated to say or hear “blessyou” when someone sneezes. Have you ever wondered why? What does sneezing has to do with blessings? I mean, have you ever heard someone doing the same when someone coughs or burps? Never, right? Then, what is so special about someone sneezing? Have you ever wondered why? Or what this phrase means? Well! There are a number of stories behind this practice. In fact, this practice blessing someone who sneezes is found dated far back centuries ago. It is far older a practice then you can even think of. Some say that it was during the outbreak of the deadly At those times, sneezing was considered as an early symptom of plague and people used to shower their blessing to anyone who sneezed. They believed that their “blessyou” could halt the path of the disease. deadly plague plague in in Rome Rome.

  2. Some more stories that prevail about this blessing you practice explain that according to a folk belief, people believed that the soul of a person can be thrown out of their body while they sneeze. Another belief says that the sneezing process could otherwise open the body to invasion by evil spirits. Or, perhaps sneezing was a way to force out an invading evil presence by the body. People believed that a “God God bless bless you you” or “bless you” could protect the person acting as a sort of shield for the evil forces. Another belief says that people in the older times felt that the heart stops beating during a sneeze. The people believed their phrase “blessyou” could encourage the person’s heart to beat again. Basically, this “bless sneezes. It is a practice that originated thousands of years ago. No exact details could be found though, which could tell you about the start of this practice. Most of these reasons behind blessings while a person sneezes have found to be originated from superstitions from the past. Today, you must be aware about the scientific reason behind sneezing. Sneezing is just a reflex action or is a sign of some cold or allergy. But, you have got so accustomed to this “blessyou” phrase that you still persist in the custom of saying “blessyou” out of habit or courtesy. bless you you” phrase is a way to wish good health to you and to anyone who Source Source: : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-people-say-bless-you-when-sneeze-sameer- kothari MEDBOXTM TM - FREE FREE healthcare healthcare App Just give missed call on 0781 link. 0781- -9999 9999- -222 222 to avail MEDBOX App Download About About MEDBOX MEDBOXTM TM Trying to find a doctor who meets your needs? With MEDBOXTM, it's as simple as it should be. Find your doctor nearby you, or by doctors' specialization or by name, your need will always be fulfilled from a huge database. Through MEDBOXTM, patients get an ample number of choices to find doctors and choose best among them according to need. Medical records is saved into the system that eradicates the need to track previous records manually. MEDBOXTM also provides facility to find pharmacists and laboratories nearby you with the information like address, contact details, timings, and locations on map and many more.

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