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Candy canes, like all sweets, were made for children significantly to give them energy in winter, more specially during winter night Church services. The candy cane was earlier a simple hard sugar rod to keep the children busy and not to disturb the Church service during church services. The candy canes became associated with the Christmas festivity and acquired a crook shape of the shepherd's cane in symbolic manifestation of Jesus. Innovations in color and stripes to the candy cane became a part of Christmas festivity and a Christmas tradition.