Why Do We Say 'God Bless You' When Someone Sneezes?

A long time ago, people used to think that it wasn’t just snot leaving your nose when you sneezed. They thought your soul escaped too.

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[markkorte]

The myth is that when you sneeze your heart adjusts/misses a beat.It is still possible, depending on who you talk to, sneezing can still stress out the bod. "God bless you" came about from these myths. The story totally ignored that point.

[fakefaze]

Hey, does anyone knows what she uses for filming... Like what camera and mic...

[key]

Muslims said "Alhamdulilah" means "Thank God" for letting the virus and desease thatt let out from that sneeze

[brookelynnbby]

ok but that was nasty as heck watching that dude sneeze and alll that snot & spit came outta him 🫣😆

[Irondrgntp]

It's nonsensical to say. Societal expectations are followed in response to peer pressure and fear of alienation or ridicule for not following standard cues.

[ccdclan]

the last sentence " Happy sneezing, Casey, mendoza, Newsy" so what does "Casey, mendoza, Newsy" mean ?

[mountaindew]

Can we stop saying that as a country now?
It's totally meaningless and when sneezer doesn't say thank you back, it's super awkward and you feel useless

[famebkny]

Saying God bless you is from the pagans. They believed demons would come out of you when you sneezed. And your heart does stop for a second when you sneeze.