Valentine’s Day Week 2024

10 February: Teddy Day

On Valentine’s Day, we celebrate ‘Teddy Day’ on the fourth day of the week. Youth worldwide celebrate Teddy Day on 10 February of the year. The word ‘Teddy’ represents the famous soft toy ‘Teddy Bear’. Teddy Day is a day for sharing gifts between the two close ones. People in love gift their partners a cuddly teddy bear. The idea is to give your beloved a plush toy to express your love for the person and make them happy. The gift especially contains a Teddy Bear with a cute love message. A cute teddy bear can change a distressed mood and bring a smile to their faces. It is probably the most enjoyable day of Valentine’s Week.

 

Every individual waits for this day very eagerly.

Why is Teddy associated with Valentine’s Day?

A Teddy Bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a Bear. They are a great way for anyone to show their love and affection as well as a symbol of their commitment to their relationship. The red teddy symbolizes the love and emotional intensity between two people in a relationship. A Teddy Bear given to a person expresses a lot of your feelings.  Offering Teddy Bears to the beloved people is the main tradition of the day.

There are many reasons why people like teddy bears very much:

•  Teddy Bears become an iconic symbol of love, comfort, and friendship.
• When you gift them a teddy bear, childhood memories become fresh.
• Especially girls who like to sleep with them and love to talk with them.
• The teddy bear given to your beloved takes away her loneliness and reminds her of you.
• Teddy Bears are very popular among girls, they love them so much.

History

President Theodore Roosevelt’s hunting trip in 1902, during the expedition, he encountered the captured bear cub but refused to harm it, showing compassion news of the President’s act of compassion spread quickly and caught the attention of the political cartoonist named, Clifford Berryman. Berryman created a cartoon depicting Roosevelt’s sparing bear cub which was later published to mock the president’s refusal to shoot in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902. Morris Michtom and his wife Rose Michtom owned a small store that sold various Novelty items and toys. Inspired by Berryman’s cartoon, Morris decided to create a stuffed toy ‘Bear’ dedicated to President Roosevelt.

Morris asked for permission to use the President’s name for the bear and he agreed. They dedicate it to the President who refused to shoot a bear. He called it ‘Teddy’s Bear’. The Teddy Bear toy gained immense popularity and prompted Michtom to establish the ideal novelty and toy company.

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