Why do people say God Bless You when you sneeze?

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brigette b	when you sneeze you stop breathing, that was a really dumb thing to ask! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Volleyball♥Country Music♥Amanda	Well back in the old times it was thought that if you sneezed. You were ridding yourself of the devil. So they just said "god bless you" for you were ridding yourself of the devil. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mslenora	In the older days..they thought when u sneeze u r expelling evil or something. so they would say bless you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pastor_fuzz_1	Because they are grateful you didn't spray snot all over them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

da_kouch	It is believed that when you sneeze you expel the evil spirits that reside in you. Therefore, saying God Bless You helps in keeping those evil spirits away. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Richard Cranium	the demon and the soul answers are correct. the people that say it is because your heart stops are wrong. every other second of every day your heart stops. it's just a part of the beating process. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pained 1	Well a long time ago (villager people) would say god bless you because they thought you were becoming possessed by a demon Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Anthony P	Because a split second when you sneeze your Heart stops. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bill	Your heart stops. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brina	in the olden days(so fun to say) they believed that your soul left you wen you sneezed. theyd say it so that an evil demon couldnt take its place while your soul was sneezed out Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

so_classy	In ancient times a flu was harder than it is now, a lot of people died because of this, that's why they used to say that Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

icunurse85	Because when you sneeze your heart does not beat. Did you also know that it is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

TomWilliam	Well... It's a Pope's fault... at least according to Wikipedia! Hope this helps... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

noodle	i thought it ws because you might be coming down with an illness if you've sneezed, so to say 'God bless you', you are prootecting them from getting sick. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Smoky	In medevil times, people thought that when you sneeze, your sould leaves your body and they say that to protect you from bad spirits or the devil from entering and posessing your body before your soul gets a chance to get back in it.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fiery_saph	long long ago... there was a plague called the black plague, and 1 of the symptoms was sneezing. ppl would often remark "god bless ur soul" in sypathy for the person. it was later shortened to "god bless u" because ignorent ppl became lazy. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ta Dah!	"When you sneeze your soul comes out of your nose and saying God Bless you crams it back in". (It really was a belief at one time.) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

TED J HINES	So you might get to haven Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tabby_kitty25	Years and years ago, people thought sneezing was a sign that you were cursed by the devil and you were trying to sneeze him out. Silly but nonetheless true. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

addicted2net2000	A lot of people believe that since when you sneeze your heart stops, saying god bless you is because god allowed it to start back up. sneezing is the body's way of resetting the heart Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Golfr	In mid-evil times they thought a demon was possessing you when you sneezed so they would say God Bless You! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

avidfilopino	Back then it was believed that when you sneeze you sneeze out your soul; thus, by someone other than you saying "God bless you", they save you and return your soul back to your body. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

i,m here if you need to talk.	i know the answer but i,m not shore how many seconds well when you sneeze your heart stops for 500th of a second and year dead in that time and if you good your are blest but your hart starts to beat again. that is the right answer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No