All around the world people are remembering childhood days, the
joy of Christmas days past, and making new memories now for
their own children. This is a time of year when many families
read stories about the birth of the Christ, about the Christmas
tree, Santa Claus and the many symbolic meanings of Christmas
legends and traditions. Here are just a few brief stories of the
legends of Christmas. The well loved candy cane that looks so
pretty on the Christmas tree or in the hand of a child, has its
very own legend and symbolism. Originally the "sweet stick" was
straight. A popular belief is that a choirmaster in Cologne,
Germany, in the year 1670, was frustrated that the children who
should be silent during services of a Living Creche, were quite
restless and noisy. The choirmaster decided to give them a treat
and asked the local candy maker to bend the top of the sweet
stick into a crook to remind the children of the shepherds who,
in silence and respect, visited the Christ Child. It is also
believed by many