Talk:Moravian star

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The external link to create a Moravian star is wrong. What's build there is a so-called "Froebel-star" or 3D-star (compare to the picture given at the top of the articel). Some construction links are given in the german article.

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The very common Swedish Advent star ("adventsstjärna") is usually said to originate from Herrnhut. It is a decoration star made from paper, thin wood, straw, or sometimes some other material. It is usually illuminated with a single light bulb and always placed by a window. The shape is not strictly defined, but usually have a more two-dimensional appearance than what is illustrated as the Morovian star in this article (and in its German counterpart). Would a decoration star like the one depicted on the right be classified as a Moravian star in English (and thus make the iw link sv:adventsstjärna valid)? (External link to a photo from Nordiska museet showing a variation of Advent stars, including a traditional Herrnhut model from 1943: [1]) /Dcastor (talk) 15:16, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

This does not look like a classic Herrnhut Moravian star, but that is not to say that its origins are not in one of the Moravian Schools in Germany--or Christiansfeld in Denmark--the Moravians have been active in Sweden for 200 years, there is a Congregation in Stockholm and one on Gothenborg. This star is very similar to the 2-dimensional transparencies produced in the schools and could derive from those. I feel comfortable leaving the connection if this distinction is made.75.12.152.146 (talk) 01:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC)Pastor R.