1/21/2012 11:47:00 AM
Sunny Chaubey
Hello Readers,
Even though my blog is mostly about technology, we all know that one set topic can get a bit boring after a while. So today, I would like to introduce something that has puzzled me for a while now: Why do we say, "Bless You," when someone sneezes?
When I asked my friend he said,"Sneezing is usually a sign of sickness, so when someone is saying bless you, they are hoping you have long life."
When I asked my brother, he said,"When a person sneezes, their heart skips a beat, which is why we say bless you."
After I researched, I summarized that the heart doesn't when you sneeze. My friends theory seemed like the correct one.
I visited a few more websites and found out that, "bless you," is linked to the Bubonic Plague.
When a person sneezed at the time, it was considered that they had the bubonic plague. A person would say,"bless you," to wish the sneezer a long life.
Do you think there are any other reasons for saying, "bless you"? Tell me in the comments below.
Thanks,
Magikaltech
Even though my blog is mostly about technology, we all know that one set topic can get a bit boring after a while. So today, I would like to introduce something that has puzzled me for a while now: Why do we say, "Bless You," when someone sneezes?
When I asked my friend he said,"Sneezing is usually a sign of sickness, so when someone is saying bless you, they are hoping you have long life."When I asked my brother, he said,"When a person sneezes, their heart skips a beat, which is why we say bless you."
After I researched, I summarized that the heart doesn't when you sneeze. My friends theory seemed like the correct one.
I visited a few more websites and found out that, "bless you," is linked to the Bubonic Plague.
When a person sneezed at the time, it was considered that they had the bubonic plague. A person would say,"bless you," to wish the sneezer a long life.
Do you think there are any other reasons for saying, "bless you"? Tell me in the comments below.
Thanks,
Magikaltech
