Tooth Traditions around the world

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All around the world, there are different traditions for lost teeth.  Some of the traditions are weird to  me but to some people they are not.   Here are 4 countries with traditions for lost teeth.

Egypt Tooth Traditions:

The Egypt tradition for teeth is that if a child loses his tooth, the Egyptians fling their teeth at the sun.  They do this to replace the old tooth that fell out with a good tooth that will grow back in their mouths.

Japan Tooth Tradition(s):

Japanese people throw a lower baby tooth up onto their roof but on the other side of Japan, they throw a upper tooth below the “en-no-shita”- a  traditional japanese house.  They do this to make upper tooth and the lower tooth  grow healthy.

India Tooth Tradition(s):

Some kids in India throw their tooth up onto their roof and ask a sparrow to bring them a new tooth.  Other children in India throw their tooth at the sun asking for an adult tooth.  It is like the Egypt teeth tradition.

Ancient Abyssinia Tradition:

Children throw their lost tooth at a howling hyena and ask the hyena for a strong tooth to replace the lost tooth.

There are lots of tooth traditions in the world.  Some of the traditions may be weird or normal.  All I know is that I asked my mum for the burmese tradition and she said “I have to put my tooth under my pillow”.