Bless You
This saying originated from the sixth century when Pope Gregory the Great said this during the bubonic plague. Some people believed that when a person sneezes the persons soul escapes the body through the nose so by saying god bless you they say it so the devil can't claim your soul. Other people believed that evil spirits use the sneeze as an opportunity to enter a persons body. There is also a misconception that the heart momentarily stops when you sneeze and saying god bless you was a way of welcoming you back to life. This saying originated because in the time of the bubonic plague sneezing was a way of passing the disease to other people. The saying originated from Europe.
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