UkraineĬhildren put the tooth they lost in tissue and find a dark corner of the house, and whisper, “Take my old tooth and give me a new one.” The tooth is left in the tissue in the corner until a new one grows. “Crow, crow, take this milk tooth and bring me a steel one.” Of course, no one ever gets a steel tooth (not sure why they want a metal tooth anyway). Some of these countries believe if the tooth lands straight, the new tooth will grow straight, but if it lands crooked, the new tooth will grow in crooked! Do you have good enough aim for that tradition? Moldavia and RomaniaĬhildren throw their lost tooth on the roof and shout. In countries like Greece, China, Singapore, and Vietnam, children throw their teeth on the roof. Other countries still use pillows as we do but for a different reason.Ĭhildren of other countries that celebrate this mythical mouse believe if they put their tooth under their pillow, the mouse won’t trade it for money or candy, but it will guarantee that the new tooth grows strong and healthy. Some countries like Argentina also have a tooth mouse, but instead of putting the tooth under a pillow, children place it in a glass of water and wait for a coin to take its place by morning! Seems to make more sense than putting it under a pillow-like we do. La Petit Souris (Little Mouse) collects the baby teeth of children in France and Switzerland. In many countries, instead of a tooth fairy, they have a tooth mouse! Spanish-speaking countries such as Spain, Guatemala, and Mexico have their teeth swapped for coins by El Ratoncito Perez (also known as Raton Miguelito). Talk about having your cake and eating it too. The tooth fairy doesn’t keep the teeth normally in Germany but leaves them and gives money. They actually have a “Zahnfee” day, which is August 22nd and was put in place in 1980. They have a tooth fairy that actually originates from England folklore, called Zahnfee in German. But leprechauns are not creatures who steal, so Anna leaves a piece of leprechaun gold behind for the child whose tooth she takes… Leprechauns leaving gold sounds like a great idea to us! How about you? Germany In Ireland, the Tooth fairy is sometimes known as Anna Bogle. Anna Bogle is a mischievous young leprechaun girl who was playing in the forest one day and, to her dismay, knocks out a front tooth! She thinks she is ugly and tries everything she can think of to put it back until she has an idea…to get a human child’s tooth to put in its place. But did you know that the Tooth Fairy is only common in certain countries? Across the world, there are many different ways families celebrate a child losing a tooth! It is kind of like the different ways Christmas is celebrated around the world, the tooth fairy concept is different around the globe as well. Of course, we’ve heard of the tooth fairy here in Chattanooga, even if the details are a little different from one family to the next.
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