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A fun way for Grandma and Grandpa to get in on the action too, because you never know when or where a tooth is going to come out!
Tradition in England holds that if a child's tooth falls out, that child must drop it into a fire, to avoid having to look for it after death. While this tale is pretty chilling, this may be the origin of the importance of a lost tooth. This tale was handed down during the Middle Ages to smaller children during the teething stage. The addition of fire into the mix may have conjured up images of sorcery. Early alleged witches were often burned because people believed money appeared after they threw articles into fire. From this tale comes the importance of keeping a tooth. When a witch burned a piece of hair, clothing or teeth from a person, she supposedly obtained power over them. Parents may have scared children into keeping teeth or burning them themselves in order to keep themselves free of demon possession.
Even more interesting is the fact that Vikings had a "tooth fee," or a fee that was given to children upon the use of a tooth. The teeth were later strung to make jewelry, some researchers claim. This old legend is surrounded in mystery. Alongside it is the superstition in early Viking days that children's articles and pieces contained great power. Having an article of a child, or a child in your possession was supposed to bring power and luck in battle.
Today, this myth is regarded as no more than children's entertainment. Parents dutifully sneak into rooms at night, bearing gifts for the loss of a tooth. Perhaps it is a reward for a "passing of age." A lost tooth is one of the first signs of growing up. Perhaps it is felt that a piece of childhood is lost with every dropped tooth. Whatever the case, the tooth fairy lives on, carrying teeth away for uses that no one will ever know.
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