روز چهارم

Week 24. Lesson 4.

GESUNDHEIT!

During the Middle Ages most people believed that the devil could enter our bodies when we sneezed, because at that propitious moment we left our bodies vulnerable.

However, this catastrophic event could be avoided if another person immediately made an entreaty to God.

This was how the practice began of saying “God bless you” after someone sneezes. Although the tradition continues today, few people are aware of its history.

A superstition originates in ignorance-when people are unsure of the causes of events.

But it continues inviolable over the years because it usually represents our deepest fears.