So I have been feeling all week long that Christmas is over... sad I know. Well today was/is a long day. I didn't get a chance to get breakfast or even a cup of coffee...crazy I know! But what was sitting on my desk from last week's festivities? A Candy Cane! Was a total life saver and got me to lunch time...2pm.
But this sugar high left me thinking about where candy canes came from.
So here's the story...
According to a popular account, 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 sweet sticks for them. In order to justify the practice of giving candy to children during worship services, he asked the candy maker to add a crook to the top of each stick, which would help children remember the shepherds who paid visit to infant Jesus. In addition, he used the white color of the converted sticks to teach children about the Christian belief in the sinless life of Jesus. From Germany, the candy canes spread to other parts of Europe, where they were handed out during plays reenacting the Nativity.Not sure about you but this was the first holiday candy I can recall. And it was all just an elaborate way of shutting the kids up when the parents wanted quiet! Well I am on to my next candy cane!
I wish everyone magical and happy holidays! (Full of candy canes!)
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