A Moravian star (German: Herrnhuter Stern) is an illuminated piece of Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany ] decoration popular in Germany and in places in America and Europe where there are Moravian congregations. The stars take their English name from the Moravian Church; in Germany, they are known as Herrnhut stars, named for the Moravian Mother Community in Saxony, Germany, where they were first commercially produced.
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