KOMPAS.com – Apart from ginger cookies, other sweet snacks that are synonymous with Christmas are candy cane.
As the name suggests, candy with flavors peppermint This is stick-shaped with one end curved.
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Color candy cane It is also unique, namely red and white, so it is usually used as Christmas decoration, for example hanging on a Christmas tree.
So, what about history? candy cane and why is it red and white?
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History candy canea typical Christmas candy
Illustration of a candy cane as a Christmas tree decoration.Reporting from History.comMonday (16/12/2024), it is said to exist candy cane It dates back to 1670 when the choirmaster of Cologne Cathedral, Germany, distributed stemmed sweets to young choir members.
This is done so that they remain calm during the Living Creche ceremony, one of the celebrations at Christmas.
Book author “Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America’s Pleasure”Susan Benjamin also agrees with this.
He said, most likely candy cane originated in Europe in the 17th century when pulled sugar (pulled sugar), The forerunner of today’s stemmed sweets is currently popular.
At that time, stalks were added to the pulled sugar in Germany.
“The council complained – sweets were not appropriate to be served in a sacred place like a church. So the choir director added hooks to make the sweets look like sticks,” said Benjamin.
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Candy cane illustration. Another version, supposedly candy cane comes from a candy maker in Indiana, United States, who forms the candy peppermint the bars become the letter “J” to represent Jesus (Jesus).
Meanwhile, as reported by Timesthe white color in the candy is said to symbolize the purity of Jesus’ birth, while the red stripes that were later added were intended to honor the blood spilled on the cross.
Not only that, there are also those who think that the red and white colors in candy cane related to secret codes.
“With these lines, legends about candy canes emerged, such as being a secret code among persecuted Christians in Germany or England in the 17th century,” said Benjamin.
He continued, the color on candy cane It is also said to be a secret language between Christians who depend on these lines.
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