This is done so that the teeth will grow strong and straight in the direction that the baby tooth was thrown or buried. In some Asian countries, it is customary for children to throw their bottom-row teeth up in the air or onto the roof, and bury the top-row teeth.
In Middle Eastern countries like Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt, it is customary for the children to throw their lost teeth towards the sun, asking the sun to send them a new, stronger tooth. Instead of a tooth fairy or tooth mouse, El Salvador has a small bunny who comes for their baby teeth. Like the Tooth Fairy, children put lost teeth under their pillows for El Ratocinto Perez, who collects the teeth and leaves gifts, and sometimes money, for the children.įrance’s version of the Tooth Mouse goes by La Petite Souris, and he also visits children in Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Algeria and Luxemburg. These are some of the many names given to the most adored mythical figure in Spanish, and Latin American folk lore, a magical mouse who collects teeth. Each link will take you to my post where that printable Tooth Fairy note lives on my site. I put my heart into making all 5 of these Tooth Fairy letter templates and I hope you think they’re adorable.
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Who knows what she does with the teeth, but she sure pays a lot for them in the U.S., the average price of a tooth goes for $3.19.Įl Ratoncito Perez or Raton Perez, or Perez Mouse, or El Raton de Los Dientes. I’m super excited about sharing my cute free printable Tooth Fairy letters with you today. The tradition is thought to have begun in the early 20 th century. However, the Tooth Fairy is a relatively new addition to our collective mythology. Local to the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, to name a few, the Tooth Fairy is the most popular tradition in Western Media and culture. If you’ve ever thought leaving baby teeth under a pillow for a tooth-obsessed fairy is strange, just wait to read what else is out there. In 2011 a study found that the average child received $2.The Tooth Fairy traditions are a fun way to celebrate a major childhood milestone, but while the tradition is practiced all over the world, the Tooth Fairy as we know her is only one of many traditions. This tradition is in line with how mice teeth grow for the life of the mouse. In Asian countries, depending on which tooth is lost, they throw the tooth onto the roof or place it beneath the floor. The Egyptians would throw the teeth they lost at the sun because they believed that the sun made teeth strong. They technically were “planting” the teeth to assist in the growth of a new adult tooth. But according to the local library, it evaporated after her death when her husband liquidated all her memorabilia. Wells even created the Tooth Fairy Museum in 1993 in her hometown of Deerfield, Illinois. There is also a story that teeth were buried to hide them from witches and evil spirits who would use the “power of the lost tooth” to place a curse. Considered the worlds tooth fairy expert, Dr. The Vikings used to pay their children for the use of their teeth – or paid a “fee.” The children’s teeth were used in creating jewelry, due to their belief that the power of the teeth would help them during battle. When a child loses a tooth it is customary for him or her to place it under the pillow in exchange for a gift from “The Raton Perez.” In Spanish and Hispanic American culture they have “ The Raton Perez” who is similar to the tooth fairy originated in Madrid in 1894. The tooth fairy that you and I know today didn’t really come around until the early 1900’s and was just lumped into a generalization of the “good fairy”.
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