Is there any historical reason that mostly every culture had/has a response to sneezing?

by nthensome
shannondoah

/r/AskAnthropology as well can help you out here better I think.

Georgy_K_Zhukov

Given the broadness of the question, as well as the content, /r/AskSocialScience or /r/AskAnthropology would be a better venue for this.