Moravian star
moravian star german herrnhuter stern illuminated decoration used christian liturgical season advent christmas epiphany representing star bethlehem pointing towards infant jesus moravian church teach star reminds u god caused light shine darkness light life humanity reminds u promise abraham descendant would numerous star reminded star pointed “great heavenly light bethlehem’s manger shining bright” light shine darkness darkness overcome message advent star also point jesus said “i bright morning star” star promise star fulfillment star hope moravian star popular place moravian christian congregation world wide star take english name moravian church originating moravia germany known herrnhut star named moravian mother community saxony germany first commercially produced rise ecumenism use moravian star spread beyond moravian church christian denomination lutheran church catholic church well methodist church first moravian star known originated moravian boy school niesky germany geometry lesson project first mention point star th anniversary paedagogium classical school boy niesky around peter verbeek alumnus school began making star instruction available sale bookstore son harry went found herrnhut star factory main source star world war although heavily damaged end world war ii star factory resumed manufacturing briefly taken government east germany factory returned moravian churchowned abraham dürninger company continues make star herrnhut starmaking company group sprung since moravian congregation congregation member build sell star fund raiser star soon adopted throughout moravian church advent symbol moravian star continue displayed advent christmas epiphany throughout world even area without significant moravian church presence many moravian household display star yearround star often seen moravian nativity christmas village display representation star bethlehem pointing towards infant jesus properly displayed first sunday advent fourth sunday christmas festival epiphany january large advent star shine dome frauenkirche dresden altar thomaskirche leipzig meter foot moravian star one largest world sits atop north tower atrium health wake forest baptist advent christmas season city winstonsalem north carolina trace origin salem moravian origin dating us moravian star official christmas street decoration another star sits wake forest university wait chapel advent christmas season well use star advent christmas epiphany season also tradition west indie greenland suriname labrador central america south east africa ladakh india part scandinavia wherever moravian church sent missionary world descended covid pandemic moravians began ring rehang star sign love hope peace dark time march atrium health wake forest baptist reinstalled foot star top north tower original moravian star manufactured herrnhut since exists point form composed eighteen square eight triangular coneshaped point th point missing used mounting shape technically known augmented rhombicuboctahedron face geometric solid middle rhombicuboctahedron serf base one pyramid augmentation starburst point commonly seen widely available form christmas star form christmas star exist differ original herrnhut moravian star matter many point star symmetrical shape based polyhedron star point commonly handmade variety come various way forming polyhedron provides base points—using octagonal face instead square face example common original herrnhut moravian star becomes point star square triangle normally make face polyhedron become octagon hexagon leaf sided trapezoidal hole corner face filled irregular four sided point sided point form starburst midst otherwise regular point star froebel star paper decoration made four folded strip paper sometimes inaccurately also called moravian star among many name christingle illumination decoration lovefeast nativity scene make german froebel star ornament make froebel star make moravian star hardwood moravian star