Sudan – the tooth is thrown to the sun, and the child says “take this donkey’s tooth and replace it with a beautiful gazelle’s tooth!” South Korea – the child throws the tooth in the air while singing a song, asking the birds to take the old tooth in exchange for a new one. Scotland – in the lowlands, a white fairy rat purchases lost teeth in exchange for coins.
Romania – the tooth is thrown over the roof of the house, and the child says “Crow, crow, take away this bone tooth and bring me a steel one!” Dancing well helps the teeth grow in straight if you dance badly, they’ll grow crooked. Nigeria – one of several native traditions is that the child draws 7 circles in a straight line on the ground, and then dances in each circle.
North Korea – the child throws the tooth in the air, and a black bird comes and takes it away in exchange for a new, white tooth. Mongolia – the tooth is covered in meat fat and fed to a young dog, so the dog can bring to bring a strong new tooth (because dogs have strong teeth and can eat bones). Lesotho – the tooth is thrown onto the roof of the home, so a lizard can bring the child a new tooth. Japan – bottom teeth are thrown onto the roof, and top teeth are thrown under the house, to encourage them to grow straight, healthy, and strong. Italy – both the Tooth Fairy and the Tooth Mouse may collect baby teeth in exchange for a present. Iraq – the tooth is thrown up into the sky, back to Allah. India – the tooth is thrown on the roof, and the child asks a sparrow to take it away and bring them a new one. Here are a few other fascinating tooth traditions from around the world:Īfghanistan – the child drop the lost tooth down a mouse hole to receive a strong, new tooth like a mouse’s.Īrgentina – children put their tooth in a glass of water for the Tooth Mouse.Īustria – the tooth is made into a key ring, or thrown under the house.īhutan – the tooth is thrown on the roof as an offering to the moon goddess.īrazil – the tooth is thrown on the roof, so it can turn into gold.Ĭambodia – the child throws the tooth into the sky so the fairies can bring them a new one.Ĭhina – upper teeth are placed at the foot of the child’s bed and lower teeth are thrown onto the roof to encourage the permanent teeth to grow faster.Ĭolombia – parents may dip the tooth in silver or gold to be worn as an earring.Įgypt – the child wraps the tooth in tissue and throws it to the sun, saying the words “Shiny sun, shiny sun, take this buffalo’s tooth and bring me a bride’s tooth,” so that Ra, the sun god, will give them a new one in exchangeĮl Salvador – the tooth is put under the pillow, and a little rabbit brings the child money.įrance – in exchange for the tooth, the tooth mouse ( La Petite Souris) leaves small toys under the pillow. The Tooth Mouse is common in Spanish and French-speaking nations, while many countries throw their baby teeth onto the roof, including Botswana, the Dominican Republic, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Albania, Cyprus, Honduras, and Greece. Tooth traditions around the world are pretty diverse: while we have the Tooth Fairy in common with a few other countries (like Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Germany, Norway, and Denmark), most of the world celebrates the loss of a child’s baby tooth differently. Did you know the Tooth Fairy that American kids grow up with originated in 17 th-century France? Or that kids in Mexico and Spain expect the Tooth Mouse to come and take their baby teeth from under their pillows?
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