The Vikings, on the other hand, paid kids for their teeth, because they believed that childrenвЂ™s teeth brought good luck in battle in fact, it was quite common for Scandinavian warriors to hang childrenвЂ™s teeth on necklaces around their necks. In England, kids were advised to burn their baby teeth to prevent hardship in the afterlife. This tradition was first noted in the earliest written records of Northern European and Norse culture.Дuring the Middle Ages between the 5th and 15th centuries, more superstitions arose surrounding baby teeth. In Northern Europe, for example, there was a long-standing tradition of tand-fГ©, loosely translated as вЂњtooth fee,вЂќ which was paid out when a child lost his or her first tooth. There are legends and traditions, dating back millennia relating to the loss of baby teeth. The Tooth Fairy as we have come to know it is a relatively recent creation that has evolved over a long period of time. LetвЂ™s take a look at the origin of this iconic childhood legend and see how the story has evolved over time. Unlike, many other heroes of folklore, however, the Tooth Fairy exists in some form across numerous religions, cultures and countries. In Egypt children are encouraged to throw their teeth up toward the sun saying the words, вЂњShiny sun, shiny sun, take this buffaloвЂ™s tooth and bring me a brideвЂ™s tooth,вЂќ so that Ra, the sun god, will give them a new one in exchange.Like Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy is a cherished symbol of childhood. The reason being that if the new tooth grows towards the new one it will grow straight. In Japan a child who looses an upper tooth throws it in the dirt вЂ“ if it is a lower tooth then it is thrown onto the the roof. They believe that if a bird eats the tooth then another tooth will not grow to replace it, so they bury the tooth so the birds can never find it. So, if they want their child to be a football player, they bury the tooth in a football field.Д¬hildren in Nepal are very protective over their lost tooth. In Turkey they donвЂ™t have a tooth fairy as such, but more of a tooth tradition as itвЂ™s believed that a childвЂ™s baby tooth can predict their future. In Pakistan they wrap the baby tooth in cotton, and they then throw it in the river at sunset for good luck. If they find it after one year they can go on to make another wish.

In the Philippines they hide baby teeth and make a wish. In the morning money will be in the water! The Swedish tooth fairy likes to pick up the teeth nice and clean, so the baby tooth is put in a glass of water before going to bed. In Spain, the tooth fairy is a mouse calledВ RatГіn PГ©rez, and he collects baby teeth from under pillows and leaves a small gift in their place.ДЇrance also have a mouse called La Bonne Petite Souris (The Good Little Mouse), and she crawls under the pillow to remove the baby tooth and leaves money or sweets in its place. But, did you know that this tooth fairy and tradition is wildly different depending on where you are in the world?ДЇind out about the tooth fairy traditions in other cultures, and how they celebrate this milestone. Does your child get a visit from the tooth fairy when they lose a baby tooth? And does that visit involve a little fairy visiting your childвЂ™s room at night and removing a baby tooth from beneath their pillow in exchange for some money? If you said yes, then your child had a visit from we what we associate as being the tooth fairy here in the UK.

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