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The tooth fairy is a fantasy figure of early childhood.〔Blair, John R.; McKee, Judy S.; Jernigan, Louise F., ''Psychological Reports'', Vol 46(3, Pt 1), June 1980. "Children's belief in Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy". pp 691–694.〕 The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow and the tooth fairy will visit while they sleep, replacing the lost tooth with a small payment. The tradition of leaving a tooth under a pillow for the tooth fairy to collect is practiced in various countries in the Anglosphere. ==Origins== In early Europe, it was a tradition to bury baby teeth that fell out. When a child's sixth tooth falls out, it is a custom for parents to slip a gift or money from the tooth fairy under the child's pillow, but to leave the tooth as a reward. In northern Europe, there was also a tradition of ''tand-fé'' or tooth fee, which was paid when a child lost its first tooth.〔 (s.v. ''tannfé'' first edition available on ''An Icelandic-English Dictionary'' )〕 This tradition is recorded in writings as early as the Eddas, which are the earliest written record of Norse and Northern European traditions. The reward left varies by country, the family's economic status, amounts the child's peers report receiving and other factors.〔Hedges, Helen, Joy Cullen. ''Australian Journal of Early Childhood'', Vol. 28, 2003. "The Tooth Fairy Comes, or Is It Just Your Mum and Dad?: A Child's Construction of Knowledge". pp 19-24.〕 A 2013 survey by Visa Inc. found that American children receive $3.70 per tooth on average.〔(Tooth Fairy inflation flies high )〕 During the Middle Ages, other superstitions arose surrounding children's teeth. In England, for example, children were instructed to burn their baby teeth in order to save the child from hardship in the afterlife. Children who didn't consign their baby teeth to the fire would spend eternity searching for them in the afterlife. The Vikings, it is said, paid children for their teeth. In the Norse culture, children's teeth and other articles belonging to children, were said to bring good luck in battle, and Scandinavian warriors hung children's teeth on a string around their necks. Fear of witches was another reason to bury or burn teeth. In medieval Europe, it was thought that if a witch were to get hold of one of your teeth, it could lead to them having total power over you.〔http://www.recess.ufl.edu/transcripts/2005/0823.shtml〕 The modern incarnation of these traditions into an actual tooth fairy has been dated to 1927, 1962,〔("Tooth fairy," ) Merriam-Webster.com, 2015 (viewed 15 June 2015).〕 or even 1977. However, there is an earlier reference to the tooth fairy in a 1908 "Household Hints" item in the ''Chicago Daily Tribune'': 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tooth fairy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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