“Bless You”
Whenever someone sneezes, you say “bless
you”
Why? Why
are these words spoken? The words were
spoken to bless someone after sneezing because sneezing was an obvious symptom
of one form of the plague.
When?
When did this saying originate? The
term originated thousands of years ago by the Romans.
How? How
did this saying originate? It originated
due to ancient superstitions, that a sneeze would cause the soul to escape the
body through the nose. Saying "bless you" would stop the devil from
claiming a person's soul.
Where?
Where did this saying originate? It
entered the English language in the early 20th century
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