Introducing…(drumroll)….The Tooth Fairy!
Most people from the United States are familiar with saying, The Tooth Fairy. Legend has it that after you lose a tooth and put it under your pillow. It will take the tooth and a small payment will be in it’s place. But that’s only what Americans believe to happen. Other cultures and countries have different interpretations about “The Tooth Fairy”.
Ancient Tooth Fairy Practices
When a child lost a baby tooth in Early Norse and European Religions, they would bury the tooth as a way to spare the child from hardships in the next or afterlife. This tradition led to the modern version of the tooth fairy. That’s because The Early Norse and Europeans would perform this custom to every tooth a child lost except for the 6th tooth. For the sixth tooth they would slip a small gift or payment under the child’s pillow as the tooth fairy, and take the baby tooth as a reward. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s almost exactly like our modern tooth fairy traditions.It’s really amazing that the “Tooth Fairy” has been a tradition practiced all around the world for centuries. This is a tradition that certainly will not be broken anytime soon. The next time you, or someone you know loses a tooth, spread the story.
The Tooth Fairy In Spain ( El Ratoncito Perez)
These aren’t the only traditions that take place when a child loses a tooth though. In Mexico it’s believed that a mouse named “El Ratoncito Pérez” would take a child’s tooth when it’s placed under their pillow and award them with a small gift that’s not always money. These aren’t the only traditions that take place when a child loses a tooth though. The next time you or someone you know loses a tooth, spread the story.
