Wollang@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agoHow did we come to say something courteous to someone after they’ve sneezedmessage-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareHow did we come to say something courteous to someone after they’ve sneezedWollang@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebjg13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoIt’s because the demons fly out of you when you sneeze, and you need to be blessed to prevent them from getting back in, or so they thought back in Black Plague days.
It’s because the demons fly out of you when you sneeze, and you need to be blessed to prevent them from getting back in, or so they thought back in Black Plague days.