How did the tooth fairy come into play in modern, civilized world?

Do you believe in the tooth fairy? Do you practice it with your own children?





Who invented this folklore?

How did the tooth fairy come into play in modern, civilized world?
[edit] The development of the Tooth Fairy legend


At one time in Europe, there was a tradition to bury baby teeth that fell out.[3] The most commonly accepted belief by academics is the fairy's development from the tooth mouse, depicted in an 18th century French language fairy tale. In "La Bonne Petite Souris," a mouse changes into a fairy to help a good Queen defeat an evil King by hiding under his pillow to torment him and knocking out all his teeth.





This combination of ancient international traditions has evolved into one that is distinct in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, and other Anglophonic cultures. Folklorist Tad Tuleja suggests three factors that have turned this folk belief into a national custom: postwar affluence, a child-directed family culture, and media encouragement.





Rosemary Wells, a former professor at the Northwestern University Dental School, found archival evidence that supports the origin of different tooth fairies in the United States around 1900, but the first written reference to one specific symbol in American literature did not appear until the 1949 book, "The Tooth Fairy" by Lee Rothgow. Dr. Wells created a Tooth Fairy Museum in 1993 in her hometown of Deerfield, Illinois.





The modern image of the Tooth Fairy has been shaped by depictions in various media. The fairy's first major appearance in popular culture in the United States came in the Peanuts comic strip. In a March 1961 strip, new character Frieda asks if the prices are set by the American Dental Society. The character of the Tooth Fairy has also appeared in several children's and an adults' books and films, as well as an eponymous radio series.





Tooth tradition is present in several western cultures under different names. For example in Spanish-speaking countries, this character is called Ratoncito Pérez, a little mouse with a common surname, or just "ratón de los dientes" (Tooth Mouse). The "Ratoncito Pérez" character was created around 1894 by the priest Luis Coloma (1851-1915), a member of the Real Academia Española since 1908. The Crown asked Coloma to write a tale for the 8-year old Alfonso XIII, as one of his teeth had fallen out.





In Italy also the Tooth Fairy (Fatina) is often substituted by a small mouse (topino). In France, this character is called La Petite Souris (« The Small Mouse »). In Ireland the Tooth Fairy is sometimes known as annabogle, although this is a more recent tradition. From parts of Lowland Scotland, comes a tradition similar to the fairy mouse: a white fairy rat which purchases the teeth with coins.





In some Asian countries, such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, when a child loses a tooth the usual custom is that he or she should throw it onto the roof if it came from the lower jaw, or into the space beneath the floor if it came from the upper jaw. While doing this, the child shouts a request for the tooth to be replaced with the tooth of a mouse. This tradition is based on the fact that mice's teeth go on growing for their whole life.





In India, young children often offer their discarded milk tooth to the sun, sometimes wrapped in a tiny rag of cotton turf.
Reply:me.
Reply:Baba Yaga was a sort of witch in the middle ages and she collected teeth. How she turned into a fairy i have no idea.
Reply:I can only remember my Grandparents saying it, do not know anyone older
Reply:It kinda takes the pain and fear away from loosing a tooth if you know youre going to get money for it under your pillow.\


So i bet moms have been telling that story for a long time.

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