(WTAJ) —“Bless you” or “God bless you” is a phrase most Americans say when someone sneezes, but why do we say it and where did it come from? The exact origins of the saying are unclear. However, there are a few theories and possibilities about where it may have come from. Acc...
Others claim an association of the practice with particular dire diseases (most often the bubonic plague, or "Black Death," as it is sometimes known). They say an infected person's sneeze was a sure sign he'd soon be pushing up daisies, thus the "Bless you!" was intended as a benedic...
People sometimes sneeze when they have a cold. Or they sneeze when something bothers their nose. Their nose gets full. Suddenly, air comes from their nose and mouth. People usually say “Godblessyou” when someone sneezes. Some countries say other things. In Spanish language countries, people ...
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A sneeze will come out at 100 miles per hour, potentially shooting millions of pathogens into the air. Expand for References Gesundheit Why Do People Say Bless You When You Sneeze What Do You Do When You Here A… Sneezing How Did Gesundheit Work Its Way Into Common American Usage Bless You...
人们普遍认为“God bless you”这一短语起源于六世纪黑死病泛滥时期,出自罗马教皇格雷戈里之口。(打喷嚏是这种瘟疫的一种明显征兆)。The exchangeable term "gesundheit" comes from Germany, and it literally means "health." The idea is that a sneeze typically precedes illness. It entered the English ...
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In Western culture, people think burping is a bit 54.. Burping loudly inpublic is especially rude. So when we burp, we say “excuse me".55.when we sneeze(打喷嚏),we don't say “excuse me". In fact, it ispolite for other people to say “bless you" when you sneeze. You don'...
We’re in God’s country here, a land where steeples rise up beyond the strip malls and people bless you when you sneeze, and half the radio stations seem devoted to affirming one’s quotidian engagement with a personal lord and savior. As the rest of the nation edges ever closer to ...
cat may be imitating you whenever they meow after a sneeze. The meow could be their version of sneezing, or they could be imitating how people say “bless you” after a sneeze. Since they cannot speak, they respond verbally like your children, partner, or friend does after you sneeze. ...