Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Why do we say bless you when someone sneezes?

Bless You”
We say bless you when someone sneezes because people have accustomed to say bless you.
Its origin is from Europe “bless you” is basically predicting sickness; therefore you are blessing the person whom might get sick.
 This saying came originally from Greek. Attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, but it might also started way before the Pope made it popular.  

For example The Romans would say "Jupiter preserves you" or "Salve," which meant "good health to you," and the Greeks would wish each other "long life.

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