The Importance Of Candy Canes

Most holidays that are celebrated nowadays often have a type of candy associated with them. Whether it be candy corn for Halloween, chocolate eggs for Easter, or Sweethearts for Valentines day. The candy that first comes to mind when you think about Christmas, is Candy canes. Once the holiday season begins, it seems like Candy canes are inescapable. They're everywhere from school, work, grocery stores, and even on television. Due to the large role that Candy canes play during the holiday season, there are many memories that I associate with candy canes around this time of the year. To start off, Candy canes have to be one of the most difficult candies to eat. When opening a Candy cane, you have two options; hold it by the straight long end,

Loud horns, colorful lights, waving firemen, that were handing out Candy canes, is what you would expect to see. However, one year, while everything was the same as previous years, there was something different. It took me a while to see it, but when I saw it, I began to run towards it without thinking. There was a Santa sitting on top of one of the Firetrucks and a flock of kids and I ran to meet him. Although I am Muslim, and have never celebrated Christmas, six year old me was not going to turn down the opportunity to sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what gifts I want, even though I knew that I wouldn’t be getting them either way. Once it was my turn to sit on his lap, I still remember whispering “Yu Gi Oh cards” and then sprinting away, knowing that it made no difference whether I told him or not. When these trucks came around, there was also this huge competition amongst my cousins and I over who could get the most Candy canes. Once the horns were heard from outside, there was a massive sprint towards the door as my cousins and I were trying to accumulate the most Candy canes. Once everything calmed down and we got back to the house, everyone sat in their own corners to count how many Candy canes they had gotten so they could win the