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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>I starting hearing this
story a few years ago on the Internet. I am skeptical that these are
the candy cane's origins, but the story leaves a warm feeling, so why must
I be a poop about it?!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Jeanene</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2> I know about the candy cane.<EM> </EM>I heard
about it years ago and then just lately on the FTV of all places.. But thanx
for the reminder.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>PA</FONT></DIV>
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<I>TheMessage of the Candy Cane</I> <BR><I> </I> <BR>In the late 1800,s
a candy maker in Indiana wanted to express the <BR>
meaning of Christmas through a symbol made of candy. </DIV>
<P>He began with a stick of pure white candy. White to symbolize
<BR> the Virgin birth and the sinless nature of Jesus.
<P>He formed this candy in a staff to represent the "Good Shepherd"
<BR>Jesus is the loving shepard who came to the world to lift up the
<BR> fallen lambs who, like sheep, have gone
astray.
<P>The candy maker then added three stripes to show the
<BR> scourging Jesus received , and by these
stripes we were healed. The <BR> large
red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so
<BR> that we
could have thr promise of eternal life. <BR>
<P>The candy cane serves as a <BR>lasting reminder of what
<BR> Christmas is really all <BR>about. It is a witness to the
<BR> wonder of Jesus and His <BR>great love that came down <BR> at
Christmas and is here <BR> for you
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