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The History of
the Candy Cane
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A candy maker in Indiana
wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He
incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.
He began with a stick of pure
white, hard candy: white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus,
and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and firmness of the
promises of G-d.
The candy maker
made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as
our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the “Good Shepherd” with which He reaches
down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have
gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was
somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes
to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed.
The large red stripe was for
the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life.
Unfortunately, the candy
became known as a Candy Cane — a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the
meaning is still there for those who “have eyes to see and ears to hear.”
I pray that this symbol will
again be used to witness to the wonder of Jesus and His great love that came down at
Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominant force in the universe today.
— Author Unknown
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