Growing up with a Lutheran background, Elaine Bliss often admired the special Christmas tree ornaments at her grandparents’ house. “They were all white and had been dipped in wax before glitter was ...

The many-pointed star is one of the most familiar symbols of the Moravian Church, especially noticeable during December, when it can be seen as decorations on houses and Christmas trees. Versions made ...

An iconic symbol of the Christmas season, the Moravian star takes on special significance in the Lehigh Valley, particularly in the Moravian-founded communities of Bethlehem and Nazareth. The ...

For some reason or another, the belfry of Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem has never been home to a Moravian star. The multi-pointed ornaments are found everywhere else in the Christmas City, but ...

We’ve saved the best for last. The final of the five homemade ornaments we’ll share with you this holiday season is a German, some call it a Moravian, star. There’s a knack to folding the paper into ...

Volunteers soon will be decorating Bethlehem’s Christmas City Trellis with hundreds of ornaments, each engraved with the name of a Lehigh Valley first responder. The tradition of the Bethlehem ...

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Each year, the glass artists at Starworks create thousands of hand-blown ornaments, trees, snowmen, Moravian stars, angels ...