Tooth fairy - Wikipedia
The tooth fairy is a folkloric figure of early childhood in Western and Western-influenced cultures. [1] The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow or on their bedside table; the Tooth Fairy will visit while they sleep, replacing the lost tooth with a small payment. [2]
The Tooth Fairy Is a Very Recent, Very American Creation
2014年2月13日 · Perhaps the most widely practiced ritual, one that has been documented everywhere from Russia to New Zealand to Mexico, involves offering the lost tooth as a sacrifice to a mouse or rat, in the...
Everything You Need to Know About the Tooth Fairy - Parents
2023年6月3日 · The tooth fairy is a popular American tradition that also teaches kids about dental care. Here's everything parents need to know to make a visit from the tooth fairy even more fun.
Is the Tooth Fairy Real? What To Tell Your Kids - Parade
2024年2月20日 · How to explain the Tooth Fairy to your child whenever they ask if the Tooth Fairy is real after they lose their first teeth. Plus, the history behind the tradition.
Cash for Teeth: The Legend of the Tooth Fairy | HowStuffWorks
As an anthropologist and science writer with a background in archaeology, Kristina Killgrove is used to dealing with teeth and bones. But even she wasn't prepared for the sight of her 7-year-old daughter extracting her own upper right central incisor in an effort to cash it in.
Is the Tooth Fairy Real? The Childhood Magic Explained
2024年11月11日 · The modern Tooth Fairy originated in 1908 in the Chicago Daily Tribune. Though myths about teeth have abounded for centuries, the Tooth Fairy herself seems to have originated in a “Household Hints” item in the Tribune by Lillian Brown. Brown claimed that children who know about the existence of a Tooth Fairy who will take their tooth away in the night and …
13 Facts About the Tooth Fairy - Mental Floss
2019年8月21日 · In the United States, children who leave a newly lost tooth under their pillow know to expect a nocturnal visit from the Tooth Fairy, who might leave a shiny quarter, a new toothbrush, or perhaps...
Don't tell the kids: The real history of the tooth fairy
2014年2月9日 · There are three central figures in the pantheon of North American children’s mythology: Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy.
Origins: The Tooth Fairy - Mythos
2023年2月23日 · Largely a phenomenon of the Western World, the Tooth Fairy is well known for visiting children who have lost their teeth and replacing the missing tooth with a coin – the value of that coin varying by location and averaging around £1 in the UK and $5 in America.
The History and Mythology of the Tooth Fairy - Oceans of Smiles
2017年4月14日 · While it is impossible to know what the tooth fairy does with all those teeth (are they labeled and stored like museum pieces in a giant fairytale castle?), it is possible to trace the history and myth of the tooth fairy to several cultures and traditions.