Day 10 - Candy Cane story?

At Christmastime, many share the story about the Candy Cane. But actually I don’t like the story at all…and for a good reason!

The story is told about how the candy cane was invented by a candy maker who wanted to make candy that would symbolize the true meaning of Christmas. The hard candy was shaped like a " J " to stand for Jesus. The candy was white, that stands for the pureness of Jesus, and the red represents the blood that Jesus shed to save us from our sins.

It may be neat to say that to us it can symbolize all of that, but to say that the story is true is simply a lie.
I don’t care for the story because it is not true.

And if we as Christians spread lies about the Candy Cane like this, couldn’t that lead some to believe we are lying about Christ’s birth, death, burial, resurrection, and being the payment for our sins – you know, the gospel message?

Here’s a link to the snopes.com article about the tale: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/candycane.asp