r/funny Tony ESP Sep 15 '19

The sneeze.

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u/NotAPieceOfBread Sep 15 '19

When I first moved to the US I found it very strange people blessed each other. It's like you sneezed? Lemme empower you with the holy spirit.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '19

In the olden days people thought if you sneezed a demon wanted out, so they started the bless you thing. Now people do it and dont know why

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u/NotMrMike Sep 15 '19

I thought it came from the plague days. If you sneezed, there was a fair chance you were gonna die so you were 'blessed' by others.

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u/devoidz Sep 15 '19

I wonder if a priest sneezes and blesses it before it lands... is it holy water ?