Traditions aren't always sunny, though-Norwegian and Finnish children are warned of Hammaspeikko, the "tooth troll" who comes for children who don’t brush. In India, Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines, lower teeth are thrown upward but teeth from the upper jaw are thrown to the floor, to encourage the new adult teeth to grow straight. Throwing teeth is a common practice: In Turkey, Mexico, and Greece, children traditionally toss their baby teeth onto the roof of their house. In the 13th century, Islamic scholar Ibn Abi el-Hadid referenced the Middle Eastern tradition of throwing a baby tooth into the sky (or "to the sun") and praying for a better tooth to replace it. While the specific concept of a fairy is recent, cultures around the world have been commemorating lost baby teeth for hundreds of years. Celebrating a lost tooth is a longstanding universal tradition. If he takes his little tooth and puts it under the pillow when he goes to bed the tooth fairy will come in the night and take it away, and in its place will leave some little gift." The story was further popularized by Esther Watkins Arnold’s 1927 play for children, The Tooth Fairy. Tribune reader Lillian Brown wrote in to suggest that "Many a refractory child will allow a loose tooth to be removed if he knows about the tooth fairy. Santa Claus can be traced back to Saint Nicholas, born around 280 CE, and the Easter Bunny arrived in the United States with German immigrants during the 1700s, but the very earliest reference to the Tooth Fairy appears in a Chicago Daily Tribune "Household Hints" column from September 1908. The Tooth Fairy is younger than you might expect.Ĭompared to the two other main figures in modern American mythology, the Tooth Fairy is the new kid on the block. 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 even a crisp $20 bill! But how did this tradition begin, and what is a tooth really worth? Here are 13 bite-sized facts about our favorite dainty dental dealer. Personally I'd happily recommend it.Losing a tooth can be a scary experience, so it’s no surprise that parents throughout history have created rituals to celebrate this rite of passage. I've enjoyed this film very much, yet I would understand viewers who'd find it lacking. All in all, like I've said, I have no complaints and no specific compliments. Who's ever made it a rule that Horror films had to be for adults only? The story here could have easily been suitable for today's children, so why plant this unnecessary adult content? Could have been just as good without it. What I didn't understand was the unnecessary use of semi-gore shots and nudity. The best thing here was the music, the main theme really was perfect for this kind of horror. The plot could have used a twist in my opinion, I always prefer twists in such films. The cast and acting, the screenplay and story, the cinematography, everything wasn't half bad nor exceptionally good. Like many other films that simply didn't shine, there's not much I could say about this one, for better or for worse. Therefore, I must have enjoyed it a lot more than the average viewer. Films like The Tooth Fairy are my favorite Horror sub-genre, a nice mixture of supernatural/ghosts/monsters with an "epic" legend for a background story.
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