It's 1670, in a town in
Germany called Cologne, at Cologne Cathedral, the choir instructed wished to quite the noise caused by
children in his church during Christmas
Eve. He asked a local candy maker for some sweet
sticks for them. In order to justify the practice of giving candy to children during worship services, he asked the candy
maker to add a loop to the top, which would symbolize the shepherds who came to visit to baby Jesus. He also used the white color of the converted sticks to teach
children about the Christian belief in the sinless life of Jesus, while the red repents the blood he shead. That's something that is a good story to tell someone while they are gnawing on a candy cane. And who doesn't like them?
Happy Holidays! (:
Cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane
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