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Down in Texas where I was raised, the standard way to respond when someone sneezed was to say, "Scat!" It was common practice, but I never knew why we said it. Now I know. It’s an old custom dating back to ancient times, when folks believed that sneezing expelled the devil. You said "Scat!" to shoo him away.


That’s mere superstition, of course. There are better, biblical ways to chase away the devil.


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Shooing Satan

June 17, 2006 - 12:00am

Resist the devil and he will flee from you. – James 4:7 Down in Texas where I was raised, the standard way to respond when someone sneezed was to say, "Scat!" It was common practice, but I never knew...

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