One legend about this holiday treat says that it's shaped like a "J" for "Jesus" & the white stands for his virgin birth
He made 
up his own ending to the story as he said, "And when Maria laid the baby ... White 
symbolizes the virgin birth and sinless nature of Jesus; and hard... [DOC] [TLE] Biblical Magi - Wikipedia [PAR] The Magi also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were, in the 
Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition, a group of distinguished foreigners 
who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh ... 
For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage."