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“Bless You!”
In many lands it is a custom for those standing nearby to say “bless you” to the person who sneezes. Where did such a custom originate?
According to the book How Did It Begin? by R. Brasch, some ancients believed that when a man sneezed, he was nearest to death. Brasch adds: “The fear was based on an erroneous but widely held notion. Man’s soul was considered to be the essence of life. The fact that dead men never breathed led to the fallacious deduction that his soul must be breath. . . . It is thus not surprising that from the earliest days people learned to respond to a sneeze with apprehension and the fervent wish to the sneezer that God may help and bless him and preserve his life. Somehow in medieval times this early origin of the custom must have been forgotten because it was Pope Gregory the Great who was credited with having introduced the saying ‘God bless you,’ to anyone who sneezed.”
The same in German:
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„Helfgott“ [Dito „Gesundheit“]
In vielen Ländern ist es Brauch, „Helfgott!“ oder etwas Ähnliches zu sagen, wenn in der Nähe jemand niest. Woher kommt dieser Brauch?
Gemäß dem Buch Dreimal Schwarzer Kater von R. Brasch glaubte man in früheren Zeiten, jemand, der niese, sei dem Tod ganz nahe. In dem Buch heißt es: „Diese Befürchtung beruhte auf einer irrigen, aber weitverbreiteten Vorstellung. Die Seele des Menschen wurde als sein Lebensgeist angesehen. Die Tatsache, daß tote Menschen nicht mehr atmen, führte zu dem Trugschluß, daß der Atem mit der Seele identisch sei. . . . Daher überrascht es nicht, daß die Menschen von frühesten Zeiten an das Niesen mit bösen Vorahnungen beobachteten und dem Wunsch Ausdruck gaben, Gott möge dem, der niest, helfen und sein Leben erhalten. Irgendwann im Mittelalter muß der alte Brauch in Vergessenheit geraten sein, denn es wurde Papst Gregor dem Großen zugeschrieben, den Ausspruch ‚Helf Gott!‘ nach dem Niesen eingeführt zu haben.“
Sorry - This article was published only in German:
Erwachet 22.2.1984
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Jehova's witnesses practice just the same a primitive superstition if they avoid such customs.
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by 4mylove ini've had a terrible cold for the holidays.
i was sneezing up a storm.
i usually don't play devils' advocate and ask my husband questions i already know the answer to but i couldn't help myself.
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by GermanXJW inaccording to a report on the german xjw-board: http://forum.sektenausstieg.net/index.php?topic=13367.msg391400#msg391400 the german kingdom ministry for february 09 does not contain a supplement with the publisher figures.
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furthermore, it does not contain the monthly report for the first month of the service year 2009 (sep 08) as it used to in the past.sixty years.. this may indicate that the wts is not that transparent with their publishers numbers any more if they are not even doing away with it.. can anyone confirm from other countries?.
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Hello Doubting Bro,
The Jan 2009 KM still reported this one Sep 2008.
For Germany worst September since the reunification of the announcing BRD, DDR (Jan 1992).
Hello stillajwexelder,
in german KM:
KM May 1995
Also Feb 1977 and Mar 1977 no announcing ore Pubs. appeared.
Also in english KM on Sep 2005
km 9 2005 p. 7 Announcements
Beginning with the October 2005 issue, the branch service report in Our Kingdom Ministry will appear one month later than it had previously. Thus, the June service report will appear in the October issue instead of the September issue. This adjustment will bring Our Kingdom Ministry for the United States in line with that of other branches.
Also in english KM on Nov 1972
km 11 1972 p. 7 Reporting Suggestions
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The Unknown Cases
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Hello yknot,
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I am the Jehovah Witness The Video Transcript:
Amen!
"Salam aleikum.
My name is Valentino.
And I would like to report, as I am come to Islam.
I was a Jehovah's Witness… "
Witnesses folder chain prevents the Congress "Following the Christ" in 2007 to contact the visitors to an information booth apostate:
"No, he has to go.
It is fierce! It is fierce! "
Child scrolls conference publication and spontaneously shows the child abuse image
Hans Meisner RTL:
"When we recently made a broadcast time,
only through the Jehovah's Witnesses,
I agree with mud and dirt thrown because we have been told exactly "
baptism on Interview baptismal font:
"I have fixed the MUST the truth is and then I have also adopted"
"The small Jehovah’s Witnesses suspects not that their leaders are above all:
Money Raiser "
baptism on Interview baptismal font:
The answer to the question whether he must go now preaching:
"Yes, and then go on faith in ACTIVE"
Half a meeting in southern Italy can exclude:
"He talks a lot of love"
Underground connecting corridor (management to factory) in the branch office of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Selters.
Of this, I had nightmares for years later.
baptism:
"Honestly, I have from the beginning always said that I learn the faith know, but I will never go door to door…"
Television:
"Where in the Bible, the Christian convert Christians?"
"I was minister of the Jehovah's Witnesses group there and have played an important role.
Up on 28 October 1995 where, praised be Allah, I have accepted Islam. "
"Approve the loyal slave and circumspect when Jehovah's Witnesses independently together to biblical themes to investigate and debate?
No "
Kingdom service September 2007
baptism to the question what he thinks, if people have a negative effect on the witnesses respond:
"They reject us personally but not from our faith"
3 x Italian God, Jehovah's Witnesses
baptism to the question whether he does not prefer something else would do than sit in Congress:
"Of course if you have this beautiful weather could go into the outdoor…"
second baptismal question:
Lecturer: "Are you aware that you join the spirit-directed organization subject?"
baptism: "Yes!"
Lecturer: "Very good"
Original recording C.T. Russell:
"Religions are a trap and dizziness"
Original recording Reimund Franz:
"My father was baptized 1913"
Rutherford original recording:
"Millions now living will never die!"
Child tells his experience on a district congress in Denmark - Exemption reach 2006:
"The doctor said that blood transfusions were absolutely necessary.
They forced me a transfusion.
The best was (witness Earliest) did was to pray with us "
(Note: A doctor saves the life of the child and the Jehovah's Witnesses have the child, which - if it is to watch the company would be gone - actually dying, spiritually clean!)
"I wanted no more.
And - Well, yes.
I had to.
No matter what reason I mentioned.
And then when I was there Rebellious also blows. "
Bastian K. his blog "unspeaking":
"I wish them,
Maybe yes, they are Jehovah's Witness,
then I still loved it,
this is completely Unimportant me,
but please do not bother me so "
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