The first visit a child makes to the dentist is an exciting event. They may be apprehensive and a little scared when they enter.
However, after the first check up if they are good, the dentist will give them souvenirs for their bravery. They may get a new toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, stickers, pencils, or a small toy.
The dentist may also talk to them about what will happen when they begin to lose their teeth. With reassurances that the tooth fairy may visit them, they leave the office with their treasure and a lot of relief that it is over.
If things went as planned, the child may be thinking that it was not so bad after all. After that, your child may not be able to wait until he or she loses her first tooth.
In the mean time, he or she may ask you more questions about the tooth fairy. The tooth fairy is a pretend fairy in the sense of Santa Claus who brings a child a small gift or present in exchange for their tooth after it falls out and is placed under their pillow.
The most common gift that the fairy leaves behind is money. It is suspected that the myth of the tooth fairy began around the year 1900.
Folklorists believe that the myth became a custom following the war. After the war, American culture became very child-directed and family oriented.
As a result, the media spread the myth around and made it popular enough that parents began to consistently perform the actions of the tooth fairy to keep up the dreams of their child. By 1993, it was a widely followed enough tradition that a museum was created in honor of the tooth fairy in Deerfield, Illinois.
While the icon of a fairy is used here in the United States, the job of the tooth fairy is carried out by many other personalities across the world. In Venezuela, the Raton Perez takes the teeth of children and replaces it with small gifts.
The Raton Perez is a small mouse who is sometimes called the "Vain Little Mouse" as well. This personality is also used in Spain.
Although they do not use the Raton Perez, Italy also replaces the tooth fairy with a small mouse. In France, the small mouse is called "La Petite Souris."
In Scotland, the two tales cross over to create a white fairy mouse. This fair mouse buys the teeth from the children using coins.
However, in Asia the tradition is very different. In India, Korea and Vietnam if the child loses a tooth from the lower jaw, he or she will throw the tooth off the roof.
If the tooth comes from the upper jaw, the child will drop the tooth into the cracks in the floor. While the tooth is falling the child yells while asking for his or her tooth to be replaced with the tooth of a mouse.
It is tradition that the teeth of mouse continue to grow throughout their entire lives. This may be a hope for strong, long-lasting adult teeth.
In Japan, the child will throw the upper teeth on the ground and the lower teeth into the air. This is also expressing a hope that the adult teeth will grow in straight.
In Middle Eastern countries, the child will throw their teeth into the sky and ask Allah for a stronger, better tooth to grow in the place of the baby tooth. This is the tradition in Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and Sudan.
This tradition is one of the oldest as it has been the custom since at least the 13th century. These customs are for the most part unseen in African cultures.
However, most children enjoy participating in these traditions as they lose their baby teeth and even when they lose their wisdom teeth. The wisdom teeth also have many myths associated with them.
The most obvious myth is in their name. The idea is that you will receive wisdom when they come in.
Wisdom teeth usually poke above the gums around the age of 18. The age of 18 is when you are generally considered an adult in American culture.
When you are an adult, you are supposed to be wise. The connection between wisdom teeth and actual wisdom is not there.
However, it is fun to joke about this myth anyway. In addition, the tooth fairy will appreciate these extra teeth to build her castle with.
Author Resource:-
Ignacio Lopez has been working as an Oral Surgeon since 1985. He has written several articles about oral health throughout his life. He recommends Wisdom Teeth Utah for all your wisdom teeth needs.
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.massagebyben.com/articles/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites 