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in english-speaking countries, one common verbal response to another person's sneeze is, "[may god] bless you". 









































another common verbal response to another's sneeze is, "gesundheit"; gesundheit being a german word that means, appropriately, "good health".









































several hypotheses exist for why the custom arose of saying "bless you" or "god bless you" in the context of sneezing:









































bullet::::- some say it came into use during the plague pandemics of the 14th century. blessing the individual after showing such a symptom was thought to prevent possible impending death due to the lethal disease.
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