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Dec 7, 2018 · One theory claims the iconic holiday candy was created in Germany to appease fidgety choirboys. By: Lesley Kennedy. Updated: August 30, 2023 | Original: December 7, 2018. copy page link. Print...
Legend Of The Candy Cane - Christmas Legends - Stories For Christmas. The candy cane is an important and attractive Christmas decorating item. Read the legend of candy cane to know why this is so.
A common story of the origin of candy canes says that in 1670, in Cologne, Germany, the choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral, wishing to remedy the noise caused by children in his church during the Living Crèche tradition of Christmas Eve, asked a local candy maker for some "sugar sticks" for them.
The candy cane began as an all-white, straight, sugar treat, and is believed to have been invented by French priests in the early part of the 15th century. By the 16th century, the decorating of Christmas trees, which had begun in Germany, had become popular in other parts of Europe as well.
Dec 22, 2015 · December 22, 2015. • 8 min read. Candy canes are now as much a feature of Christmas as carols, evergreen trees, and mistletoe, but we don’t know much about them. We don’t know who invented...
Jun 13, 2021 · Updated June 13, 2021. Liliboas/ E+ via Getty Images. Everyone is familiar with the hook-shaped red and white candy sticks that make Christmas just a little sweeter, but the actual story behind the candy cane is mysterious and fascinating.
America's National Confectioners Association reports that August Imgard, a German-Swedish immigrant, used candy canes to decorate a small Christmas tree in Wooster, Ohio in 1847. Approximately 50 years later, red stripes finally appear in candy canes.
