Our African American Couple ornament is 5 inches long and hangs from a gold cord loop. This Our First Couple ornament consists of a Black couple standing arm in arm holding a red heart. The heart is decorated with a spring of holly and berries with iridescent glitter on the leaves. The heart has enough room for you to personalize with a name and date. The boy is wearing a green suit over a white shirt, white socks and black shoes. The girl is wearing a red dress sprinkled with iridescent glitter, red shoes, gold bangle bracelets and red bows in her hair. Select this link to view our Our First Christmas Ornaments.
A Cherub.
A cherub is an angel of great knowledge and a symbol of heavenly wisdom or justice. The plural of cherub is cherubim. Cherubim rank just below the order of angels called the seraphim.
In art the cherubim are usually represented by children’s heads. In the earliest religious paintings they have thoughtful and intelligent faces. The early painters also followed strict rules for color schemes when representing cherubim. In a picture of angels in circles, called a “Glory of Angels”, the second circle, that of the cherubim, was always blue. This color stood for light and knowledge. The inner circle, that of the seraphim, was red. Later artists painted the angels with more freedom. Such paintings as the Sistine Madonna by Raphael and “Coronation of the virgin” by Perugino show this change. In the Raphael picture, the Madonna stands on clouds made up of heads of many cherubim. At the base of the picture rest two cherubim which are noted for the serious beauty of their faces. In the Perugino picture, the floating cherubim have wings of various colors. Another painting by Perugino, “Assumption of the virgin”, also contains famous cherubim. Select this link to view our Glass.asp>Wedding Ornaments.
The Star.
The star symbolizes the star that appeared, quite miraculously, in the eastern sky on the birth of Jesus Christ. The star is believed to have guided shepherds and the magi, who were the three wise men from the East, to the newborn king. Select this link to view our Ornament Sets.
One wonders whether the star that shined that night was any different from those of today.
The star was indeed a strange star and people continue to believe that a miracle occurred at the birth of Christ. Select this link to view our Baby First Christmas Ornaments.
The Christmas star continues to adorn the churches and houses as part of the traditional Christmas celebrations. The star stands for high hopes and ideals, a hope for a good fortune and to reach above oneself. Select this link to view our Ornament Storage Boxes.