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Why do people say "bless you" after you sneeze?
I know everyone says it, but why?
8 Answers
- ?Lv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
It was one of the first signs of the plague, so people did it in case you had plague and were gonna die from it.
- K M TLv 78 years ago
The first sign of the Black death was sneezing...Bless You was a short prayer to keep you from harm.
- Lim-DûlLv 48 years ago
It was said in Medieval Europe during the Black Plague. They thought this would ward off the disease. I like "Gesundheit" better.
- chrisLv 68 years ago
Ring a ring of roses, a pocket full of posies, atishoo, atishoo, we all fall down. The Plague.
- 8 years ago
It was started by the natives. Something about evil spirits not being able to attack you. Then they said bless you to keep evil spirits away. That's what I heard.
