Dave Mosher
People in the U.S., even if they aren't particularly religious, will often say, "God bless you" or, "bless you" after someone sneezes. Sometimes, however, they will substitute "gesundheit," which gets them out of the blessing business, and is also fun to say. Gesundheit is a German...
Regardless of its origins, saying “Bless You” is now normally used as a way to show politeness and manners. Some people even use the phrase “Gesundheit” which is a German word that means ‘health.’ No matter which phrase you say, the gesture is traditionally meant to wish someone goo...
When someone sneezes, in some countries, people say “God bless you.” Nobody really knows the start of this response, but people have severaltheoriesabout it. In the past, when someone sneezed, people thought that his soul left the body. All they could saw was “God bless you.” In t...
Many people have become accustomed to saying "bless you" or "gesundheit" when someone sneezes. No one says anything when someone coughs, blows their nose or burps, so why do sneezes get special treatment? What do those phrases actually mean, anyway?当有人打喷嚏时,很多人习惯说“bless you”...
People used to believe that sneezing meant that a demon was trying to enter your body. So, they would say "God bless you!" to protect you from the demons. In time this was shortened to "bless you".
(2) Why do people say "bless you" to sneezers? A. To avoid illness. B. To wish them health. C. To comfort their family. D. To get a get well card from others. (3) How does the author state people's ideas in the last paragraph? A. By raising questions. B. By analyzing dat...
Now, as you might imagine, I wasn’t too happy about getting up that early. And a lot of times, I’d fall asleep right there at the kitchen table. But whenever I’d complain, my mother would just give me one of th...
So, as protection against a lost soul, people would say “God bless you” to be sure that God would catch the soul and return it to its rightful owner. Similarly, in earlier times, men felt that the cross was a lucky sign. The point where the two lines of a cross met was the ...
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