why are candy canes a christmas tradition?

Answer 1

A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint; however, it is also made in a variety of other flavors and colored stripes of different thicknesses. The candy cane is a traditional candy surrounding the Christmas holiday, although it is possible to find them throughout the year.

The candy cane was originally a straight, hard, and all-white candy stick. The cane shape is traditionally credited to a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany, who, legend has it, in 1670 bent straight sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff, and gave them to children at church services. Whether the choirmaster had the "Good Shepherd" in mind is unknown. Another theory is, as people decorated their Yule trees with food, the bent candy cane was invented as a functional solution. Peppermint candy with red stripes first appeared in the mid-19th century in the Swedish town of Gränna [1], and striped candy canes in the early 20th century.

Answer 2

The cane represents the Shepard's staff, Jesus the Shepard. The white of the cane represents the purity of Christ and the red is suppose to be for the blood he spilled on the cross. The tradition comes from German monks during the late middle ages.

Answer 3

I think it has to do with the red for his blood, white for his body and if you turn the cane upside-down it is in the shape of a "J" for Jesus. I remember that from Sunday School.

Answer 4

Here you go:

http://www.kidtokid.org/candycanestory.html

Answer 5

they symbolize christ