“Bless You”

Whenever someone sneezes, you say “Bless You” or hear someone else say these words.

Why? Why are these words spoken?

When? When did this saying originate?

How? How did this saying originate?

Where? Where did this saying originate?

Answers

1.     Bless you is used to wish a person blessings in various situations,[1][2] especially as a response to a sneeze, and also, when parting or writing a valediction.

2.     This saying originated in AD 59

3.     This saying originated because Pope Gregory I said that anyone sneezing should be blessed immediately.

4.     This saying originated in Rome when there was an outbreak of the bubonic plaque.