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  1. Dec 16, 2016 · Today, the candy cane is more popular than it has ever been, and it is a symbol that is instantly associated with the Christmas holiday. The following video provides a short history of the...

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  2. Today we are going behind the history of the this holiday candy. Why was it invented? where did it come from? How is it made?

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  3. Dec 11, 2012 · A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols from the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus...

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    The first historical reference to the familiar cane shape though goes back to 1670. The choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany first bent the sugar-sticks into the shape of canes to represent a shepherd's staff. The all-white candy canes were then given out to children during the long-winded nativity services. The clergymen's custom of han...

    About 50 years later, the first red-and-white-striped candy canes appeared. No one knows who exactly invented the stripes, but based on historical Christmas cards, we know that no striped candy canes appeared prior to the year 1900. Illustrations of striped candy canes didn't even show up until the beginning of the 20th century. Around that time, c...

    There are many other legends and religious beliefs surrounding the humble candy cane. Many of them depict the candy cane as a secret symbol for Christianity during a time when Christianswere living under more oppressive circumstances. It has been claimed that the cane was shaped like a "J" for "Jesus" and that the red-and-white stripes represented ...

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  4. How did the candy cane come to be?Watch more videos for more knowledgeCandy Canes | How It's Made - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch/oHHBLSSctocHow Cand...

  5. Dec 15, 2016 · The candy cane is a holiday treat with a bold identity, and an even bolder flavor. But how did it get to be such a popular holiday item? How did it get its bent shape, and signature colors? And why is it flavored with peppermint?

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  7. Dec 22, 2019 · The first documented case of candy canes occurred in 1847 when a German-Swedish immigrant named August Imgard of Wooster, Ohio, decorated a small blue spruce tree with the candy....

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