David from New Bern Posted May 20, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 527 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/03/1964 Share Posted May 20, 2006 When someone you don't even know sneezes, We generally say, "God bless you!" Why? Are blessings they loosely given? Is it superstition? Do demons cause sneezes in someone's simple mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jckduboise Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Wow. I think I heard that God bless you was coined because people said you lose a part of your spirit. If that is the case then I would say maybe superstition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ballgroundjessy Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Saying God bless you goes back to the days of the salem witch hearings. It was thought that the reasion you snezzed in the 1st place as because you had be "bewitched"or a witch was trying to 'bewitch" you. People would then Bless you so that your heart would not stop beating. Crazy but true we had not yet fully understood what a sneez was but people did understand that it made your heart stop for a moment. -jessy- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tah Posted May 20, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 105 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,131 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 126 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/12/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 20, 2006 I understood it was from when there was a plague and people were afraid of being taken ill with it.. do a google search and find the wikapedia, or whatever it is link ,and read up on it.. or perhaps answers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Ambassador Posted May 20, 2006 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 295 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 60 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/26/1932 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Boy! I'm sure glad this topic was brought up. I've been losing a lot of sleep over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Dannyboy Posted May 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 156 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,454 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/02/1969 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The way I always understood it was that when people sneezed their heart either skips a beat or stops momentarily and so people would bless you in case your heard did not return to beating again. I, personally try to make it a point to say "God bless you" rather than "bless you" because, after all, it is God that does the blessing, not us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David from New Bern Posted May 21, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 527 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/03/1964 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Boy! I'm sure glad this topic was brought up. I've been losing a lot of sleep over this. Hang in there Bob, the "knock on wood" question is next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tah Posted May 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 105 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,131 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 126 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/12/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 21, 2006 I looked it up no need to start another thread.. I like the explanation in the second part of the wikipedia thing.. the expression seems to be from a game kids play and if touching wood they were "safe".. That is kind of how I always looked at it.. just a silly little thing people do ... like "throwing salt over your shoulder?" uh oh.. I don't think anyone really believe it is some magic action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Dillard Posted May 21, 2006 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 233 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/08/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/06/1987 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The way I always understood it was that when people sneezed their heart either skips a beat or stops momentarily and so people would bless you in case your heard did not return to beating again. I, personally try to make it a point to say "God bless you" rather than "bless you" because, after all, it is God that does the blessing, not us. Great point Danny my boy! When I read it I realized the same thing as you, and I don't always say God bless you, sometimes I just say bless you, and it would be so much better if I say God Bless You insteadbecause like you said he is the one that blesses us. Anyway thanks for bringing that up, showed me something else I need to improve on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisterinchrist Posted May 21, 2006 Group: Junior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 111 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/02/1953 Share Posted May 21, 2006 wow! I never would have ever known. Never crossed my mind to even ask the question. Very good and very interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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