LIMITED EDITION OF 7,500 PIECES  2006 Steinbach Nutcracker Introduction! Steinbach Nutcracker Candy Cane Choir Master! Quality Handmade Collectible Steinbach German Wooden Nutcracker. Add this NEW SERIES Candy Cane Choir Master Steinbach Nutcracker to your collection today. Handcrafted from wood and imported from Germany. Includes Karla Steinbach Signature!! The Legend of the Candy Cane: According to folklore, in 1670, the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany handed out sugar sticks to the parishioners to help pass time during the long Living Creche ceremony. In honor of this occasion, he had the candies bent into shepherd's crooks. Later, in 1847, a German-Swedish immigrant named August Imgard of Wooster, Ohio, decorated a small blue spruce with paper ornaments and candy canes. It wasn't until the turn of the century that the red and white stripes and peppermint flavors became the norm. The clergyman's custom of handing out candy canes during Christmas service spread throughout Europe and later America. |
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