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Northnr

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Nov 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/29/97
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Has anyone ever heard the story of the meaning of the red and white stripes on
a candy cane. It has a Christian/Christ message.If anyone has this Id really
appreciate it.
Kathy

KarenL2888

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Nov 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/29/97
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http://www.mcleansboro.com/features/candycane.htm says
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History of the Candy Cane
by Jamie Rapp and Kevin Johnson
December 9, 1996


Christmas is almost here and many people are worried about presents and
decorations. Most of the time people overlook the many symbols of
Christmas and the importance of these symbols.


The Candy Cane, used during the holidays, stands as an important
Christmas symbol. A candy maker wanted to come up with an idea to
express the meaning of Christmas through the imagination of candy. That
is when he came up with the idea of the Candy Cane. There are several
different symbols incorporated through the Candy Cane. First, he used a
plain white peppermint stick. The color white symbolizes the purity and
sinless nature of Jesus. Next, he decided to add three small stripes to
symbolize pain inflicted upon Jesus before his death on the cross and a
bold stripe to represent the blood he shed for mankind. Two other
symbols are distinctive on the Candy Cane. When looked at, it looks like
a shepard's staff because Jesus is the shepard of man. Then if you turn
it upside down, you will notice the shape of the letter J symbolizing
the first letter in Jesus's name. These five symbols were incorporated
into this piece of peppermint stick so that we would remember what we
really celebrate the Christmas season. >>

<Ellen Jennings>

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Nov 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/29/97
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There is a beautiful children's picture book called "The Legend of the Candy
Cane" which explains the meaning of the candy. Basically, the shape is both
representative of a shepherd's crook and turned upside down is the letter J.
The red stripes represent the stripes on Christ's back after being whipped.
The story does a wonderful job of explaining the meaning of this Christmas
candy. I would highly recommend this book.
Ellen, Annie's mom

G & MA Richards

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Nov 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM11/30/97
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KarenL2888 <karen...@AOL.COM> wrote:
>
> History of the Candy Cane
> by Jamie Rapp and Kevin Johnson
> December 9, 1996
>
>
> Christmas is almost here and many people are worried about presents and
> decorations. Most of the time people overlook the many symbols of
> Christmas and the importance of these symbols.
>
>
> The Candy Cane, used during the holidays, stands as an important
> Christmas symbol.

Uh oh, I can see the headlines now:

"A.C.L.U. Sues Schools for Distributing Candy Canes in Classroom"

"Candy Canes Banned from Public Schools"

Greg

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