The earliest know mention of candy canes and their origin comes from Cologne, France where they were supposedly born in a cathedral as means to keep children quiet during church. So how did Christmas and candy canes become connected? In 1847, just as Christmas trees were really coming in fashion in the United States for the first time, a man named August Imgard decorated a Christmas tree with candy canes in his Wooster, Ohio home. Evidently his creation inspired and marketed a holiday tradition for all.

Birthdate: 2009
Size: 1 3/4" X 3/4"