We got a magazine in the mail yesterday with an advertisements for christmas stuff, candy canes, ect. Now everyone knows that candy canes are candy "canes" right? Well this is the "real" meaning of candy canes.
Many years ago a candy maker wanted to make a candy that would symbolize the true meaning of christmas-Jesus. The hard candy was shaped like a "J" to represent that Jesus is our rock of all ages. The candy was made of white to stand for the pureness of Jesus. The red represents the blood that Jesus shed to save us from our sins. So the next time you see a candy cane take a minute to remember the real meaning of christmas.
I thought that it was kind of neat. I never knew that a candy "cane" was actually ment to be a "J"! And when people hang them on christmas trees each year they are hanging them upside down! I wonder, did the candy maker actually call them "candy canes" or was it something else like "candy J's"?
