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Does the red and white candy canes represent the shepherd's crook?
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∙ 11y ago
They might. I think they do, but you would have to do lots of research into the History of Candy Canes to find out.
According to one story, the curve on the end was introduced so they could be hung on the back of a church pew.
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The red and white striped candy canes represent the shepherds crook?
kind of. the dragons on skyrim eat them
What does a candy cane repesent?
Candy canes represent the a shepherd's crook, like the three shepherds that came to visit Jesus when he was born.
Did the red and white stripes on candy canes represent a shepherd's crook?
Yes, it does!
Did the The red and white striped candy canes represent a shepherd's crook?
Yes, it does!
Why are candy canes shaped like a hook?
nope it dosent i was just a unique and diffrent way to show candy and so you could hang them it does not represnet that at all please excuse my spelling.... ANSWER: The first historical reference to the candy cane goes back to 1670, when a choirmaster in Germany bent sugar candy sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff. The all-white candy canes were given out to children to keep them occupied during the long-winded nativity services. The clergymens' custom of handing out candy canes during Christmas services spread throughout Europe and later to America. The canes were still white, but sometimes the candy-makers would add sugar roses to decorate the canes. The first historical reference to the candy cane being used as a decoration in America goes back to 1847, when a German immigrant named August Imgard decorated the Christmas tree in his Wooster, Ohio home with candy canes. The first striped canes didn't come about until closer to the turn of the century.
The red and white striped candy canes represent a shepherd's crook?
Yes, candy canes are said to represent a shepherd's hook.
What does the candy cane represent on Christmas?
There is no known symbolism related to candy canes as far a Christmas and Christmas trees are concerned. The earliest known such use in North America is when German-Swedish immigrant Agust Imgard hung the candy on Christmas trees in 1847.
What do you call the shepherds crook carried by the bishop?
The Crosier.
Unscramble the word phdessreh krooc?
SHEPHERDS CROOK
Where do candy canes come from?
Candy canes originated from Germany. Although associated with Christmas, they were actually invented to make children be quiet in church! A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany was fed up with children interrupting his nativity scenes on Christmas Eve. So he commissioned a local sweetmaker to make a hard, stick-like sweet that children could suck on for a long period to keep them quiet. He specifically asked for a crook on top of the stick, to resemble the canes used by the shepherds in the nativity (and also because canes were used to punish naughty children!). Their popularity spread through Europe, often being handed out at nativity plays. Later on they found themselves becoming a Christmas tree decoration.
What does the candy cane resemble and what was its name?
The red in the candy cane represents the suffering and blood of Jesus. The white in the candy cane represents the pureness of Jesus.The candy cane looks like a shepherds crook. That represents Jesus being the good shepherd. When you turn the candy cane upside down it looks like a J. That stands for Jesus.
Why do candy canes have stripes?
Just for fun! Besides, who would want just a plain white piece of candy?AnswerThe cane itself represents a shepherd's crook. Some theologians believe the stripes represent the purity and blood of Jesus. Others disagree and believe they are simply "there". The man who invented the candy "cane", as a Christmas treat, wanted it to be a "J" to represent Jesus. However, people turned his "J"s upside down and called them 'candy canes'. Then people assumed they were meant to represent a shepherd's 'crook'. The part about the stripes representing the purity and blood of Jesus is true.
