“Ah . . . choo!”
“Bless you!”
What does that mean?
Might be an automatic response.
Means nothing.
Some trace the tradition back to the Middle Ages, when a sneeze was an early symptom of the bubonic plaque. ‘Twas a polite version of “Don’t die.”
Not very cheerful.
Others say it comes from an ancient belief that a sneeze forced your soul out of your body for a moment. “Bless you” kept the demons from moving in.
Creepy.
Maybe it comes straight from the Bible.
Psalm 115:15 (NLT)
May you be blessed by the Lord.
