Tooth Traditions Around the World!

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Around the world many countries do peculiar things with their teeth. Like throwing it on their roof, throwing it at the sun and many more things. To me I think that is very very silly. Only because our teeth is very important.

In Botswana children throw their teeth on their house roof. When they have done that, they ask the moon to give them a new tooth. I thought that was really weird, because who would want to throw their pearly whites on their roof. I guess that’s just a tradition.

This tooth tradition is really interesting, because it’s involving birds. Children in in Brazil, throw their teeth outside and ask the birds to give them another tooth. The birds would only give them a new tooth if it has no cavities.

Children in China put their upper teeth by the foot of their bed and the lower teeth on the roof. This is hoped that their permanent teeth will grow in faster. This is a really wonderful tradition because it’s different to all other traditions.  

I thought this was strange. Only because it involves a rat. Colombian children put their teeth under their pillows and a rat named El Raton Miguelito takes their tooth and replaces it with money. To be very honest but who would want to leave their tooth in the hands of a rat.

Some kids in India throw their teeth on the roof and asks a sparrow to bring a new tooth. Other children in India throw their teeth at the sun. Hoping for a bright adult tooth in return. It would be pretty awesome asking a sparrow for a new tooth. Do you know how small a sparrow is?

The parents of children in Turkey believe that their child’s lost tooth holds within it their future. If they want their child to become a great soccer player, they would bury it in a soccer field. If they wanted to their child to go to a dental school, then they would be bury it around a dental school. No offence, but who would want their child to go to a dental school.  

Sri Lankan kids stand outside of their house, close their eyes and say, “Squirrel, Squirrel, take this tooth, and give me a new one.” Then they throw it on their roof and enters their house. Then, once they enter they open their eyes.

This is a really cool tradition that Swedish children do. Swedish children put their tooth in a glass of water. The next morning the tooth would put replaced with a gold coin in the glass of water.

Children in Korea throw their teeth on the roof of their house and sings, “Blackbird, blackbird, my old tooth I give to you. Bring me a new one.” I thought that was really unique, because other countries throw their teeth on the roof or at the sun and other things. But Korea sings a song and that is really cool.  

Many strange traditions are around the world. Once I heard countries do these kinds of things with their teeth I laughed, because I thought they were lying. But it ended up as the truth.