Candy Cane History

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Candy Cane History

• Candy maker in Indiana made a candy as his
  testimony to faith in God (early 1900s) and as a
  visual reminder of meaning of Christmas

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Symbolism

• White to represent Jesus
• Virgin birth
• Perfect life with no mistakes
• Three red stripes represent the three different
  personalities of the God of the Bible Father,
  Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit
• Large red stripe symbolizes the blood that Jesus
  shed
• Shape of the cane is
• J for Jesus
• Shepherds crook, a tool used to catch, hold and
  lift sheep. Bible refers to Jesus as the Good
  Shepherd that laid down His life for the sheep.
• Hardness of the candy represents
• Solid foundation that Jesus established for the
  Christian church
• Firmness of Gods promises in the Bible