Today is pooh day, Winnie-the-Pooh Day that is. Winnie the Pooh Day was established in recognition of the birthday of writer A. A. Milne. Milne was Winnie the Pooh’s creator, and was born on Jan 18th 1882. Winnie-the-Pooh was named after a teddy bear owned by Milne’s son, Christopher Robin Milne.
Who doesn’t love Winnie the Pooh. In fact, Poland loves Winnie The Pooh so much that there’s a street named after him. Winnie the Pooh turns 87 in August. On April 11, 2006, Winnie the Pooh was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Today we celebrate everyones favorite bear.
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Wrote: Jan 19, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I’ve watched hours of Winnie the Pooh with my grandchildren. A great day to celebrate!
Wrote: Jan 19, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I love and so do my kids love Winnie
Wrote: Jan 20, 2008 at 10:47 pm
ok…love ya and love winnie the pooh…you got it wrong though…. Winnie was NOT Milne’s son’s teddy bear….No. Winnie was a black bear named “Winnie” that became the inspiration for “Winnie-the-Pooh”.
According to the White River (Ontario, Canada) Museum, a Canadian officer named Lt. Harry Colebourn bought a female black bear cub from a trapper for $20 on August 24, 1914 that had been orphaned after its mother had been killed by a hunter. Lt. Colebourn decided to name the cub “Winnie” after his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
During World War I, Lt. Colebourn took Winnie to England where he was stationed. While in England he was promoted to Captain. Later, Winnie was donated to the London Zoo for safekeeping when Capt. Colebourn’s military unit was ordered to France. Supposedly, Winnie was a very popular attraction. Author A.A. Milne took his son, Christopher Robin Milne to see the bear. Christopher so liked the bear that his father decided to name the character in his new book after Winnie, the black bear at the zoo.
please….don’t take this bit of Canadian history away from us….
Wrote: Jan 21, 2008 at 12:23 pm
PD correction Milne named the character Winnie the Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son Christopher. The teddy bear was named after Winnipeg, a bear which he and his father often saw at London Zoo. So while most of your story is correct, your part about Winnie not being named after Christopher’s teddy bear is not 100 % true. Winnie was both named after a real life cub that was called Winnipeg that Christopher came to care about and Christopher’s teddy bear whom he named Winnie the Pooh after the cub. Christopher received the small stuffed bear on his first birthday.
Wrote: Jan 21, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Hi Beth and Bob, I too am a Winnie fan. Who doesn’t love the bear?:wink:
Wrote: Jan 21, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Oh My Goo0dness! I missed Pooh’s Birthday
Who doesn’t love the Pooh Bear?
And the history of the name Winnie, makes me proud having roots in Winnipeg.
My fav was and always will be Eyore. You?
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Hope all is well with you!
H.
Wrote: Jan 23, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Oh I missed this holiday! Darn.
I love Pooh!
Wrote: Jan 25, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin oh the memories and who could forget poor piglet.
Definitely a great classic for the entire family and one of Disney’s greatest achievements.
Happy Birthday Winnie the Pooh!
Shawn DesRochers
Wrote: Jan 25, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I too am a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh. I use to watch him on family channel the best show you could ever watch!
Wrote: Jan 26, 2008 at 2:03 am
darn…can’t believe i missed winnie the pooh day…he’s my fav.