This Decorative Candy Garland is about 9 feet long and while it looks good enough to eat remember it’s just a decoration! The Candy Garland is made of several different types of hard faux Candy like, lifesavers, peppermint, and generic hard candies all strung together using a nylon line. This Candy Garland is very bright and colorful with red, white and green candies all having the Christmas colors to help the festive mood of any home and brighten any tree. Select this link to view our Decorated Country Holiday Garland.
Information on Candy.
Candy is a popular sweet tasting food and is also called a confection. The main ingredient in most candies is sugar, but some candies are made with saccharin and other artificial sweeteners. Candies may also include a variety of other ingredients. These ingredients include eggs, flour, fruits, milk, nuts and natural or artificial flavorings. People in the United States purchase about 5 billion pounds of sweets each year, or about 20 pounds per person. In Canada, about 450 million pounds of sweets are eaten each year or about 17 pounds per person. It is sold in a variety of forms and packages, including bars, bags of wrapped candies, boxes of assortments, rolls and single pieces. Select this link to view our Wooden Gingerbread Man Christmas Garland.
History of Gift Giving.
A gift or present is the transfer of something, without the need for compensation. A gift is a voluntary act which does not require anything in return. Even though it can involve a social expectation of reciprocity, or a return in the form of prestige or power, a gift is meant to be free. Select this link to view our Silver and Clear Acrylic Bead Garlands.
By extension the term gift can refer to anything that makes another person happy or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness and kindness even when the other is not kind. Select this link to view our Crimson Red Garland.
Santa Claus and Christmas Gifts.
The custom of exchanging Christmas gifts among friends and family became widespread during the nineteenth century. At this same time the German Christmas tree began to become popular in both Europe and America and Santa Claus became a popular figure associated with Christmas in the United States. Both of these innovations encouraged the growth of Christmas gift giving. The trees provided a beautiful location to display the gifts and Santa Claus by serving as a new Christmas gift bringer. Unlike the medieval New Year’s gift or the English Christmas box, nineteenth century style gift circulated between family and friends and expressed the affection of the sender. Select this link to view our Curly Silver Foil Garlands.