Why do we say "bless you or God bless you" when you sneeze, but in spanish you say "salud"? +Poll?

21.January, 2010

ok well we say God bless you/bless you………..in spanish it means "Dios the bendiga"……..but in spanish when someone sneezes they say "salud" which means "Health"…….so it’s like someone sneezes and instead of bless you, you say health……which doesn’t really make any sense….

Poll: how many languages do you speak?

well, in spanish, if they sneeze multiple times (usually 3) we say "salud" "dinero" y "amor"

not sure why we say it in english,
in french, you say "a tes souhaits" - to your wishes

i speak spanish, english and french.

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9 Comments für “Why do we say "bless you or God bless you" when you sneeze, but in spanish you say "salud"? +Poll?”

  1. matulog ka na sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 9:30 am

    in danish we say "prosit" which is latin

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  2. L. sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 10:09 am

    different culture….
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  3. d* sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 10:36 am

    it’s because when you sneeze youre probably getting sick so people say "salud" because they want you to be healthy :)

    i speak english and spanish
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  4. Nessa sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 11:09 am

    I’ve wondered this exact same question many times throughout my life… if confused the hell out of me growing up…

    I speak fluent english and spanish… and i still dont know the answer to this question.
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  5. falsa esperanza sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 11:14 am

    well, in spanish, if they sneeze multiple times (usually 3) we say "salud" "dinero" y "amor"

    not sure why we say it in english,
    in french, you say "a tes souhaits" - to your wishes

    i speak spanish, english and french.
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  6. 丰Die Wunde Bliebt Fur Immer丰 sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 11:25 am

    lol i have no idea. haha maybe its just culture idk lol in german u say guzundheit which means health too. idk… haha sorry

    poll: 4!!!!
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  7. ♥Weirdies♥ sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 11:48 am

    i dunno
    i kno spanigh english and i sign american sign language
    wbu?
    how many languages do you speak?
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  8. ÐïÐ §hê jµ§† þ姧 ðµ†?! sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 12:06 pm

    because when you sneeze your heart stops momentarily and people just say god bless you like good thing it started beating again or they hope it will and i guess thats where health comes from.
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  9. Rip My <3 Out Unless U Luv Me sagt:
    21.January, 2010 um 12:31 pm

    I speak three.

    English, Français, and Deutsch

    When someone sneezes i saw "you got a boogie on me" o.O or i say "Segnen sie sie" which is bless you in german
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