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西方十大常见迷信

2014-05-26来源:中国日报
4. Atchoo (bless you) 有人打喷嚏(要对他说上帝保佑你)

This comes from a plague that was spreading in 590 A.D. Italy where most people who sneezed would die. The pope urged others to bless such people and pray for them that they might become better.

这源于公元590年意大利的一场瘟疫。当时,很多打喷嚏的人都会死亡。教皇就提议大家为那些打喷嚏的人祈祷祝福希望他们可以恢复健康。