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god bless you ("variants include" god bless or bless you) is a common english expression, used to wish a person blessings in various situations, especially as a response to a sneeze, and also, when parting or writing a valediction.









































the phrase has been used in the hebrew bible by jews (cf. ), and by christians, since the time of the early church as a benediction, as well as a means of bidding a person godspeed. many clergy, when blessing their congregants individually or as a group, use the phrase "god bless you".









































section::::origins and legends.
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bullet::::- in renaissance times, a superstition was formed claiming one's heart stopped for a very brief moment during the sneeze; saying bless you was a sign of prayer that the heart would not fail.









































bullet::::- it has also been stated that one says "(god) bless you" so that one does not catch the flu, cold, or any other forms of sickness.









































other cultures have similar traditions:









































bullet::::- in china, after a person sneezes they often say "百岁！" which translates to " may you live one hundred years!" the pronunciation is surprisingly like "bless you" in english. pronunciation: [bai sui]
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