Bethlehem Star

This Star is 5 inches tall and 3� inches across. It is rustic brown with gold around the edges. It is decorated with 9 plastic jewels. The jewels are colored red, gold blue light green and dark pink and orange. The design is the same on both sides of the ornament. Select this link to view our Nativity Ornaments.

The Christmas Star
The star symbolizes the star that appeared, quite miraculously, in the eastern sky at the birth of Jesus. The star is believed to have guided shepherds and the magi to the newborn babe.
The Christmas star or star of Bethlehem continues to decorate churches and houses as part of traditional Christmas celebrations. Select this link to view our Nativity Christmas Ornaments.

Cross Information.
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. If they run diagonally, the design is technically termed a saltire. Select this link to view our Nativity Scene Sets.
The cross is one of the most ancient symbols and is used by many religions, mostly Christian. It is frequently a representation of the division of the world into four elements or alternately as the union of the concepts of divinity, the vertical line and the world, the horizontal line. Select this link to view our Nativity Figurines.
The word cross was introduced to English in the 10th century as the term for the instrument of the execution of Christ, from the Latin Crux, via Old Irish cros. The word can refer to the geometrical shape unrelated to its Christian significance. Select this link to view our Joy To The World Ornament.
It isn�t known when the first cross image was made. After circles, crosses are one of the first symbols drawn by children of all cultures. There are many cross shaped incisions in European caves dating back to the earliest stages of human cultural development in the stone age. Like other symbols from this period, their use continued in the Celtic cultures in Europe. For example, celtic coins minted many centuries before the Christian era may have an entire side showing this type of cross. Other coins may be showing the cross held by a rider on a horse and springing forth a fern leaf. Select this link to view our Angels Guarding the World.