The divine response proliferated throughout the world because of colonisation, and English-speaking South Africans also still say “bless you” alongside the
Afrikaans “gesondheid” (health)
and the Zulu “thuthuka” (grow).
What is another way to say God bless you?
| bless someone's heart bless you | god bless you blessings |
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What do Africans say when you sneeze?
A form of gesundheit,
“Gesondheid”
is what people in South Africa say after someone sneezes.
Is Gesundheit illegal to say?
So the truth is that such a rule really did exist. In Iowa (and perhaps elsewhere in the United States and abroad),
it was illegal to say Gesundheit in public or on the telephone
– just as it was illegal to say. Or French, or Spanish.
Do Germans say Gesundheit when someone sneezes?
In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is “bless you”, or, less commonly in the United States and Canada, “Gesundheit”,
the German word for health
(and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries).
What does Gazuntite mean?
Gesundheit was borrowed from German, where it literally means “
health”
; it was formed by a combination of gesund (“healthy”) and -heit (“-hood”). Wishing a person good health when they sneezed was traditionally believed to forestall the illness that a sneeze often portends.
Why say bless you after someone sneezes?
Why do people say, “God bless you,” after someone sneezes? … One of the symptoms of the plague was coughing and sneezing, and it is believed that
Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great)
suggested saying “God bless you” after a person sneezed in hopes that this prayer would protect them from an otherwise certain death.
Why do people say salute when someone sneezes?
According to Flor of Little Nomadas, in Spanish it's also
common for people to wish you good health when you sneeze
. That's why the Venezuelan-American mom of three says Spanish-speaking people say “Salud” when someone sneezes.
What do you say when you sneeze in public?
After someone sneezes, saying “
bless you”
or “God bless you” is an instant reflex.
What do you say when you sneeze in Islam?
For this reason, sneezing is considered as blessing from Allah and in a narration3,4 from Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him who said: “When one of you sneezes, let him say, ‘
Al-hamdu-Lillaah' (Praise be to Allah)
,' and let his brother or companion reply to him.
What to say when someone sneezes instead of bless you?
“
To your health
.” or “Bless God.” or “It is true.” “Health!”, the equivalent of respectively “Gesundheit” as said in English, or if the person has sneezed three times, “(Three times) the weather will be nice tomorrow.” “Health!” “For health!”
Is sneezing rude in Japan?
Otherwise, it's most polite to sniffle in.
Loud sniffling is ok
in Japan, so you may have to retrain your sensibilities. If a sneeze is coming on, you can try to sniffle or bite your lower lip to stop it. If the sneeze is inevitable, bring your handkerchief or sleeve to your nose to protect others.
Is it polite to say God bless you when someone sneezes?
Alternatively a sneeze was the body's way of expelling a demon and saying that phrase would shield you from the evil. Whatever the origin, nowadays
it is polite to say “bless you” when someone sneezes
, just like saying “thank you” or “please”.
How do you respond to Gesundheit?
1. “
Health!
” The common German-language response to sneezing—Gesundheit!
Why do I sneeze about 20 times in a row?
Rather than sneezing once or twice, some people do so again and again. My partner often sneezes 20 or 30 times in succession. Is this common, and is there any explanation? There is a little-known condition called
photic sneeze reflex
, or autosomal compelling helio-ophthalmic outburst (ACHOO) syndrome.
Has anyone ever died of sneezing?
While we haven't come across reported deaths of people dying by holding in their sneezes, technically
it's not impossible to die from holding in a sneeze
. Some injuries from holding in a sneeze can be very serious, such as ruptured brain aneurysms, ruptured throat, and collapsed lungs.
