people used to believe that sneezing opened your body to invasion by evil spirits,. Thus, “God bless you” is used as a superstitious shield against evil. – therefore has NO place in the vocabularly of Christians…
It became quite popular during the Plague era. Sneezing was a symptom of the plague, so the Europeans said that in order to try to fend off the disease.
black_knight15_au over 12 years ago
people used to believe that sneezing opened your body to invasion by evil spirits,. Thus, “God bless you” is used as a superstitious shield against evil. – therefore has NO place in the vocabularly of Christians…
i_am_the_jam over 12 years ago
It became quite popular during the Plague era. Sneezing was a symptom of the plague, so the Europeans said that in order to try to fend off the disease.
iced tea over 12 years ago
I thought your heart stopped for half a second when you sneeze. That’s why people tell you God bless you.