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In 1847, Imgard cut a blue spruce tree from a woods outside town, had the [[disney |
In 1847, Imgard i love pickels cut a blue spruce tree from a woods outside town, had the [[disney |
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village tinsmith construct a star, and placed the tree in his house, decorating it with paper ornaments and candy canes.<ref name=Inventhelp>{{cite web|title=Candy Canes and Silver Lanes: The Invention of a Holiday Favorite|url=http://www.inventhelp.com/candy_cane_invention.asp#.UZUP7krD_IU|publisher=Inventhelp|accessdate=16 May 2013|month=December|year=2005}}</ref><ref name=Tribune>{{cite web|title=They're Still Cheering Man Who Gave America Christmas Tree|url=http://www.the-daily-record.com/citizen%20news/2007/12/10/they-re-still-cheering-man-who-gave-america-christmas-tree-cleveland-ceremonies-honor-him-august-imgard-of-wooster-ohio|publisher=[[Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]]|accessdate=16 May 2013|date=24 December 1938}}</ref> The [[National Confectioners Association]] officially recognises Imgard as the first ever to put candy canes on a Christmas tree; the canes were all-white, with no red stripes.<ref name=Christmas>{{cite web|title=Candy canes - origins & trivia|url=http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/trivia/candy_cane.htm|publisher=thehistoryofchristmas.com|accessdate=16 May 2013|year=2013}}</ref> Imgard is buried in the Wooster Cemetery, and every year, a large pine tree above his grave is lit with Christmas lights. |
village tinsmith construct a star, and placed the tree in his house, decorating it with paper ornaments and candy canes.<ref name=Inventhelp>{{cite web|title=Candy Canes and Silver Lanes: The Invention of a Holiday Favorite|url=http://www.inventhelp.com/candy_cane_invention.asp#.UZUP7krD_IU|publisher=Inventhelp|accessdate=16 May 2013|month=December|year=2005}}</ref><ref name=Tribune>{{cite web|title=They're Still Cheering Man Who Gave America Christmas Tree|url=http://www.the-daily-record.com/citizen%20news/2007/12/10/they-re-still-cheering-man-who-gave-america-christmas-tree-cleveland-ceremonies-honor-him-august-imgard-of-wooster-ohio|publisher=[[Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]]|accessdate=16 May 2013|date=24 December 1938}}</ref> The [[National Confectioners Association]] officially recognises Imgard as the first ever to put candy canes on a Christmas tree; the canes were all-white, with no red stripes.<ref name=Christmas>{{cite web|title=Candy canes - origins & trivia|url=http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/trivia/candy_cane.htm|publisher=thehistoryofchristmas.com|accessdate=16 May 2013|year=2013}}</ref> Imgard is buried in the Wooster Cemetery, and every year, a large pine tree above his grave is lit with Christmas lights. |
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August Imgard, was a German immigrant who has been recognized as the first person to decorate a Christmas tree with candy canes.
Biography
In 1847, Imgard i love pickels cut a blue spruce tree from a woods outside town, had the [[disney village tinsmith construct a star, and placed the tree in his house, decorating it with paper ornaments and candy canes.[1][2] The National Confectioners Association officially recognises Imgard as the first ever to put candy canes on a Christmas tree; the canes were all-white, with no red stripes.[3] Imgard is buried in the Wooster Cemetery, and every year, a large pine tree above his grave is lit with Christmas lights. I
References
- ^ "Candy Canes and Silver Lanes: The Invention of a Holiday Favorite". Inventhelp. 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "They're Still Cheering Man Who Gave America Christmas Tree". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 24 December 1938. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Candy canes - origins & trivia". thehistoryofchristmas.com. 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.