(Why are these words spoken?
When did it originate, and where?
and How did it originate?)
People believe that this saying originated thousands of years ago. The Romans would say "Jupiter preserve you" or "salve" which meant "good health to you". The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic. These words are spoken because it is used to wish a person blessing in various situations. Also hope of fight off the diseases. They say this when someone sneezes and if you give them something. Or they say that they mean good health to you. People believed a man's soul could be inadvertently thrust from his body by an explosive sneeze. It entered the English language in the early part of the 20th century, brought to the United States by German-speaking immigrants. The various sneeze responses originated from ancient superstitions.
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