Tandfeen

Tandfeen er en karakter i moderne vestlig kultur som siges at give et barn lidt penge eller en gave, i bytte for en mælketand, når den er faldet ud af munden. Tandfeens oprindelse er ukendt, men riten er startet lige efter år 1900 og tandfeen blev meget populær i 1950'erne efter Lee Rogows historie "The Tooth Fairy" fra 1949.July 20, 2004, Straight Dope Staff Report: What's the origin of the tooth fairy? Citat: "...The tooth fairy as we now know her didn’t make an appearance until the early 1900s, as a generalized “good fairy” with a professional specialization...The tooth fairy grew slowly in popularity over the next few decades. The Tooth Fairy, a three-act playlet for children by Esther Watkins Arnold, was published in 1927. Lee Rogow’s story “The Tooth Fairy” appeared in 1949...", backup10. dec 2013, surfandsmiles.com: The story of the tooth fairy

Er tanden flækket kan pengene ligge andre steder, så som i skoen eller i lommen

Spøgefuldt har tandfeen inspireret til en joke: "Tandfeen lærer børn at de kan sælge kropdele for penge".quotationspage.com: "The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money." David Richerby, backupquotes-clothing.com: “The Tooth Fairy Teaches Children That They Can Sell Body Parts For Money.”, backup

I ældre nordisk tradition, er en gave der gives ved første tands frembrud kaldt en tand-gave.

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