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dexterinc2003:
It is still used in modern society, even in the western world. Wiki is your friend.


National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590, "Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession. Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ("God bless you", since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague."[7] By AD 750, it became customary to say "God bless you" as a response to one sneezing.[8]

A typical polite response after being told "bless you" in response to sneezing is to thank the person who has said it.

aaronson so can you now STFU
Can you now see that you are the ignorant person here?

kenonze:
It is absolutely out of place in modern society.


However it is imperative to tell apologize to people around by courtiously saying
"Am sorry "

Yes u have to apologize for involuntarily disseminating millions of microbs into the air.

you sef...

do you apologize when you MESS... I bet YOURS has far more microbes innit??!!!

I TRUST YoU...Fine Girls FARTS never disappoint !!!

aaronson:
This reason is, Ignorance!

Another reason is, The moment you sneezed your heart stops for a split second and continue working again, so the christians folks consider it miracle for continuation of their heat beat meanwhile its mere biological make up.

We muslims says it too, not only christians. When ever the seater beside u sneezing, the sneezer will say Alhamdullahi, u beside the sneezer will say, Harama'kallah, (Bless u).

Olufhemy:
& this thing made FP?
Probably nairaland needs some adults as MODs

These are the kinds of topics that are of greatsst value to people in general. It js good to know things and share knowledge. The dislike for anthropology is one major fault line amongst Nigerians. We know very little about peoples, care less and suffer the consequences all the time.

haneetram:
Growing up in a Christian home, I often heard my mum say “bless you” after sneezing. I realized nothing was said after coughing or burping but only sneezing. Some days ago I was in physiology experiment class and the teacher sneezed. A student quickly replied “bless you”.
This teacher was obviously Chinese and for a moment I wondered if he understood why she said “bless you”...........

is that all? mr attention seeker

kannymoore:
you sef...

do you apologize when you MESS... I bet YOURS has far more microbes innit??!!!

I TRUST YoU... Fine Girls FARTS never disappoint!!!

Justicealh3:
We muslims says it too, not only christians. When ever the seater beside u sneezing, the sneezer will say Alhamdullahi, u beside the sneezer will say, Harama'kallah, (Bless u).

harama'kallah is like - haram,boko haram

Twaci:

Shebi nah?

wink wink

kannymoore:
Shebi nah?

wink wink

I comment my reserve

Twaci:
I comment my reserve

naughty you.... ...

kimond101:
I don't know about saying "Bless you " but in Islam we are encouraged to say "Alhamdullilah "

The narrations of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) encourage us to say “Alhamdulillah” when we sneeze.

“Alhamdulillah” means “All praise is due to Allah”. A rightfully curious mind will wonder why are we supposed to express our gratitude to Allah for the insignificant act of sneezing. On the contrary, sneezing is no insignificant reaction of the body. Sneezing is a great blessing from Allah where various muscle groups come in to play. The muscles of the stomach, chest, neck and eyes are used for this seemingly insignificant reaction of the body.



Some of the reasons for saying “Alhamdulillah” are as follows:



1) Harmful substances contained in the body are dispelled when one sneezes. Especially when the harmful substances are strong, an odour can be smelt. We are saved from many sicknesses and diseases by the mere act of naturally sneezing as these harmful substances are expelled.



2) Our entire lives are in the control of Allah. If Allah wishes, he may cause our bodies to cease where we will not be able to make even the slightest move. When one sneezes, a person’s face becomes distorted for those few seconds. If Allah wished, he could have kept us with the same distorted expression permanently. It is only through the mercy and grace of Allah, that he grants us our normal expressions again.



3) When a person sneezes, the eyes automatically close. By the eyes remaining open, potential damage can be caused to the eyes. Allah causes the eyes to close to save us from such harm.



4) Sneezing generally causes the breathing passages to open up, thus allowing a person to breathe easily. In exchange of the many benefits we enjoy from sneezing naturally, it is only fair that we say our heartfelt gratitude to Allah by saying “Alhamdulillah”



And Allah Knows Best

I'm a Christian but I love your writeup.

Twaci:

Twaci! So you're alive...

CrazyScientist:
Twaci! So you're alive...

Hey Crazy!

Happy Sunday!

Reference:
These are the kinds of topics that are of greatsst value to people in general. It js good to know things and share knowledge. The dislike for anthropology is one major fault line amongst Nigerians. We know very little about peoples, care less and suffer the consequences all the time.

I was thinking there are better topics, such as A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY, REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD WRITE A WILL ET AL.
What has this topic so far generated?

For what it's worth, I believe you meant epistemology as against anthropology

dexterinc2003:
It is still used in modern society, even in the western world. Wiki is your friend.


National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590, "Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession. Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ("God bless you", since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague."[7] By AD 750, it became customary to say "God bless you" as a response to one sneezing.[8]

A typical polite response after being told "bless you" in response to sneezing is to thank the person who has said it.

Finally, someone who makes sense based on a quick research (I presume). I had feared that I would go through 3 pages without any enlightening answer.

Twaci:
Hey Crazy!

Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday too Miss Nairaland forever

Olufhemy:
I was thinking there are better topics, such as A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY, REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD WRITE A WILL ET AL.
What has this topic so far generated?

For what it's worth, I believe you meant epistemology as against anthropology

Sometimes we tend to forget that Nairaland is a forum for all. It is not the Economist, or Political Watch. It is for everyone with varying interest. From those who want to read about celebrities, to cleavages and snakes, sports, whatever. It is the reader's duty to click on threads that appeals to their interest and ignore those that don't.

Mind you, this topic can be quite educating for those who seek general knowledge. Learning doesn't start and stop with the Nigerian economy.

I prefer to say "pele" which is a Yoruba word and which is a right greeting to him who coughs or knocks his foot against something, but this word has no exact English interpretation.

kimond101:
I don't know about saying "Bless you " but in Islam we are encouraged to say "Alhamdullilah "

The narrations of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) encourage us to say “Alhamdulillah” when we sneeze.

“Alhamdulillah” means “All praise is due to Allah”. A rightfully curious mind will wonder why are we supposed to express our gratitude to Allah for the insignificant act of sneezing. On the contrary, sneezing is no insignificant reaction of the body. Sneezing is a great blessing from Allah where various muscle groups come in to play. The muscles of the stomach, chest, neck and eyes are used for this seemingly insignificant reaction of the body.



Some of the reasons for saying “Alhamdulillah” are as follows:



1) Harmful substances contained in the body are dispelled when one sneezes. Especially when the harmful substances are strong, an odour can be smelt. We are saved from many sicknesses and diseases by the mere act of naturally sneezing as these harmful substances are expelled.



2) Our entire lives are in the control of Allah. If Allah wishes, he may cause our bodies to cease where we will not be able to make even the slightest move. When one sneezes, a person’s face becomes distorted for those few seconds. If Allah wished, he could have kept us with the same distorted expression permanently. It is only through the mercy and grace of Allah, that he grants us our normal expressions again.



3) When a person sneezes, the eyes automatically close. By the eyes remaining open, potential damage can be caused to the eyes. Allah causes the eyes to close to save us from such harm.



4) Sneezing generally causes the breathing passages to open up, thus allowing a person to breathe easily. In exchange of the many benefits we enjoy from sneezing naturally, it is only fair that we say our heartfelt gratitude to Allah by saying “Alhamdulillah”



And Allah Knows Best

May Allah increase you in knowledge Aaamin! In addition to above, it's one of the six obligations or duties of one Muslim upon the other, failure to do which is a haram (sin).
Allah and His rasul know best!

kenonze:
It is absolutely out of place in modern society.


However it is imperative to tell apologize to people around by courtiously saying
"Am sorry "

Yes u have to apologize for involuntarily disseminating millions of microbs into the air.

U just said what's on my mind! Instead of apologising, Dey will now be expecting a "bless u" in return

kimond101:
I don't know about saying "Bless you " but in Islam we are encouraged to say "Alhamdullilah "

The narrations of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) encourage us to say “Alhamdulillah” when we sneeze.

“Alhamdulillah” means “All praise is due to Allah”. A rightfully curious mind will wonder why are we supposed to express our gratitude to Allah for the insignificant act of sneezing. On the contrary, sneezing is no insignificant reaction of the body. Sneezing is a great blessing from Allah where various muscle groups come in to play. The muscles of the stomach, chest, neck and eyes are used for this seemingly insignificant reaction of the body.



Some of the reasons for saying “Alhamdulillah” are as follows:



1) Harmful substances contained in the body are dispelled when one sneezes. Especially when the harmful substances are strong, an odour can be smelt. We are saved from many sicknesses and diseases by the mere act of naturally sneezing as these harmful substances are expelled.



2) Our entire lives are in the control of Allah. If Allah wishes, he may cause our bodies to cease where we will not be able to make even the slightest move. When one sneezes, a person’s face becomes distorted for those few seconds. If Allah wished, he could have kept us with the same distorted expression permanently. It is only through the mercy and grace of Allah, that he grants us our normal expressions again.



3) When a person sneezes, the eyes automatically close. By the eyes remaining open, potential damage can be caused to the eyes. Allah causes the eyes to close to save us from such harm.



4) Sneezing generally causes the breathing passages to open up, thus allowing a person to breathe easily. In exchange of the many benefits we enjoy from sneezing naturally, it is only fair that we say our heartfelt gratitude to Allah by saying “Alhamdulillah”



And Allah Knows Best

well said, additionally and this is where I think hits the topic, the person(s) beside u says " Yar Hamaka Allah" meaning " May Allah have mercy on u/bless u". The sneezer replies with yah dikum Allah Wa yuslih balakum meaning "May Allah guide u n improve condition" in summary I think it's a borrow of islamic culture

kenonze:
It is absolutely out of place in modern society.


However it is imperative to tell apologize to people around by courtiously saying
"Am sorry "

Yes u have to apologize for involuntarily disseminating millions of microbs into the air.

abeg here in cali dey still say it.. i dunno wat u call modern

Festivalofholi:
Cos some deluded human beings believe in superstition and luck. Dey expect good things to just happen to dem even wothout working for it.

You mean like most christians?

Dnt knw d real story/reason behind it bt me jst believe it a simple act of courtesy.
Av also seen an indian man who has neva bin to Nigeria b4 say it to anoda wen d latter sneezed, dats to show its not only a norm around here. Even my daughter started saying it to pple wen she was jst a year old nd still does.

bcoz he breath out disease

stevecantrell:
You also notice that when someone presumed dead in the morgue wakes up, after many hours, the first thing they do is sneeze several times.

then we have to thank God for that

Festivalofholi:
Cos some deluded human beings believe in superstition and luck. Dey expect good things to just happen to dem even wothout working for it.

But must one work for every good thing coming to him/her?

chamboy:
abeg here in cali dey still say it.. i dunno wat u call modern

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Thanks dear. Don't mind people that hold inferiority view about their society

bc they have met a member of Winners church.

The practice of blessing someone who sneezes dates as far back as at least AD 77, although it is far older than most specific explanations can account for. Some have offered an explanation suggesting that people once held the folk belief that a person's soul could be thrown from their body when they sneezed, that sneezing otherwise opened the body to invasion by the Devil or evil spirits, or that sneezing was the body's effort to force out an invading evil presence. In these cases, "God bless you" or "bless you" is used as a sort of shield against evil. Moreover, in the past some people may have thought that the heart stops beating during a sneeze, and that the phrase "God bless you" encourages the heart to continue beating.

Nice one OP, neva thut of it, we grew up with dat notion. Sumtyms it's good 2 questn our beliefs'.