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Why is it customary to wish someone health when sneezing, even if they are not sick? What history is silent about
19.03.2024 12:46
It is customary to wish health to a person who sneezes. This is done in any case - whether the person is sick, or simply sneezed from dust or from going out into the sunlight.
At the same time, the majority believes that any cultured person should do this.
But not everyone knows that this wish has its roots in the distant and most real historical jungle.
When the wish was first made
It turns out that the first time something similar to the modern “Be healthy” was heard was back in the 6th century.
Who came up with it?
The author can be called Pope Gregory I the Great, who is revered by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
At that time, this was still far from today's wish. Gregory I said to the sneezer: "God bless you!"
According to evidence from past years, people in those days were dying from the bubonic plague.
The Pope's phrase was supposed to somehow protect believers from illness.
Previously, we talked about how to protect yourself from chronic stress .
