Many common daily gestures we perform today have fascinating historical origins: waving hello originated from ancient times when people raised their hands to show they had no weapons and no intent to harm; saying 'Bless you' after someone sneezes began during the Middle Ages when sneezing was recognized as a sign of illness, particularly during deadly plagues, and people prayed for protection; and knocking on wood for luck comes from ancient Celtic beliefs that spirits lived inside trees, and people would knock on wood to call upon these spirits for protection or to avoid bad luck.
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During ancient times, when respect and honor meant everything, people [music] would hold their hands up to show they have no weapons and have no intent to cause harm. This is where waving hello to someone came [music] from.
During the Middle Ages, sneezing was recognized as illness, especially when the deadly plagues were causing mayhem.
[music] So, to protect each other from becoming ill, people started saying, "Bless you."
as a quick prayer when somebody sneezed.
The ancient Celts believed spirits [music] lived inside trees. To ask for protection or avoid bad luck, they'd knock on the wood to call on those spirits.
>> [music] >> That's why today, when we say something lucky, we still knock on wood.
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