Talk:Candy cane

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So then where did the red stripes come from? The article never mentions that.

Contents 1 Candy cane is actually a J for Jesus? 2 Perhaps a section on flavors/colors would be approprate? 3 The White Stripes Candy Cane Children song + use of the 2 colours (+black) 4 Gränna

[edit] Candy cane is actually a J for Jesus?

I heard that the candy cane is actually a J. This represents Jesus the centre of the Christmas Story. The red represents his blood shed to save all men and the white represents his sinless past. Has anyone else ever heard of this (possible) story? (Thebandweekly 23:26, 20 December 2006 (UTC))

• It's covered in the Urban legends section. ‣tregoweth (talk) 02:45, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Perhaps a section on flavors/colors would be approprate?

I was thinking, perhaps there should be a section that details the most common flavors and the corresponding stripe combinations. Pidey 13:11, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The White Stripes Candy Cane Children song + use of the 2 colours (+black)

Could be interesting to cover on this page. From the WS wiki:

.. In some interviews, the group has said that the colors red and white refer to peppermint candy, a symbol of childhood innocence ..

Also check the Candy Cane Children song-page;

Candy Cane Children is also a term used to describe fans of the Red stipes that came from his blood and sex.

[edit] Gränna

the _aforementioned_ city of granna — aforementioned where? 87.11.23.236 (talk) 21:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I noticed that too. The previous mention of it was removed in this revision. I'm not sure why, because that means we lose the information about the stripes first appearing in Gränna. Maybe it was not verifiable... I haven't looked at the page cited as the source. Anyway, I removed the word 'aforementioned' and added a link to the Gränna page. --Angelastic (talk) 20:26, 25 November 2007 (UTC)