History of the Candy Cane

John Higgins Wes Averill

Oringins

• The candy cane comes from 1600s Germany.• A chior master needed something to keep his kids

quiet but in that time it was important not to eat during church.

• So the quior master issued candy canes. They started as hard white sticks but he made the candyman created crooks on the top of each one.

• The white is to remind the kids fo Jesus’ sinlessness and the crook is to remind us of the shepards, waiting on Jesus.

Stripes

• There are two sets of stripes– One bold strip that represents God’s love for us– One set of three smaller stripes that represent The

blood Jesus gave on the cross

Crook

• Represents the shepards staff• And turned upside down is a “J” for Jesus

White

• Represents the purity of Jesus• And his virgin birth

Hard Candy

• Symbolic of Jesus as a solid rock and foundation of the Church

Peppermint

• Peppermint is part of the mint family • Hyssop is part of the mint family and is used

for sacrifices and purifications• Peppermint is symbolic of the sacrifice Jesus

made for us

Present Day

• Today they still represent the meaning of Christmas and help carry on the Christmas tradition.

• They are still given out to many people to enjoy and several people put them on Christmas trees.