How to Make Candy Canes

The Religion Teacher on Instagram: "🟥⬜️ Candy Cane Symbolism Have you ever wondered what a candy cane symbolizes for Christmas? The shape has two meanings: It represents a shepherds crook (or staff) for Jesus the Good Shepherd or to represent the shepherds in the fields who first heard about the birth of Christ. Flip it over and the candy cane looks like a J to represent “Jesus,” the Savior of the world. As for the colors: The red represents the blood of Jesus’s passion and death on the Cross.