Then they make a wish that their adult teeth will be healthy and strong.
Throwing teeth on the roof greece.
Then they make a wish that their adult teeth will be healthy and strong.
Children in greece will toss their baby teeth onto the roof and make a wish for their teeth to grow strong and healthy.
Infact in greece the throwing of the tooth onto the roof is accompanied by the reciting of a little rhyme which can be loosely translated as follows.
Take sow my tooth and give me an iron one so.
Instead of wishing for money lots of kids throw baby teeth on the roof so their permanent teeth will come in straight and healthy.
Children in guatemala put their tooth under their pillow and wait for a mouse to take their tooth away and leave them some money.
Children in greece throw their teeth on the roof for good luck.
They also recite a little rhyme which comes out to something like take sow my tooth and give me an iron one so that i can chew rusks in some regions of greece it is a mouse not a sow which is invoked.
Some countries with this tradition include greece singapore.
Historically kids who lose teeth from their lower jaw will throw their teeth onto their roof while upper jaw teeth go on the floor or even under it the idea is the new tooth will be pulled.
Children in greece throw their teeth on the roof for good luck.
Then they make a wish that their adult teeth will be healthy and strong.
They also recite a little rhyme which comes out to something like take sow my tooth and give me an iron one so that i can chew rusks in some regions of greece it is a mouse not a sow which is invoked.
Egyptian children throw their lost teeth to the sun wrapped it in tissue.