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  2. Star of Bethlehem - Wikipedia

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    Star of David – the Jewish symbol of King David, which the Star of Bethlehem is often associated with having been a miraculous appearance of. RCW 103; Flag of Nagaland – where the Star of Bethlehem is a symbol of the Christian identity of the Naga people

  3. Ornithogalum - Wikipedia

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    Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers, often striped with green. The common name of the genus, star-of-Bethlehem, is based on its star-shaped flowers, after the Star of Bethlehem that appears in the biblical account of the birth of ...

  4. Moravian star - Wikipedia

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    Moravian stars in the Striezelmarkt in Dresden A Moravian star half assembled A completed Moravian star hanging by a church. A Moravian star (German: Herrnhuter Stern) is an illuminated decoration used during the Christian liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany representing the Star of Bethlehem pointing towards the infant Jesus. [1]

  5. The history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors

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    Christmas colors and their meaning Red ... “Gold can also be a metaphor for the Star of Bethlehem,” Richter adds. Gold does have a way of making a holiday gathering look instantly festive. As ...

  6. Star Prophecy - Wikipedia

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    The Star Prophecy appears in the Qumran texts called the Dead Sea scrolls. "This was the prophecy that was of such importance to all resistance groups in this period, including those responsible for the documents at Qumran and the revolutionaries who triggered the war against Rome, not to mention the early Christians".

  7. Astrophysicist: records suggest Star of Bethlehem wasn't a star

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    What we thought about the Biblical story about the Star of Bethlehem may actually be entirely different.

  8. 10 old-school Christmas traditions that are no longer practiced

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    But early Christians celebrated Christmas from Dec. 25 to Jan. 6: The Christian calendar observes the 12 days that the Three Wise Men traveled to follow the star of Bethlehem and find Jesus after ...

  9. Ornithogalum umbellatum - Wikipedia

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    In notes taken by Paul Dietrich Giseke from a lecture by Linnaeus [34] it is suggested that this Stercus Columbarum was in fact the plant Ornithogalum umbellatum, which grew abundantly in Palestine and "unde Anglis Bethlem's Star dicitur" (is known to the English as Bethlem's Star), the white colour of which resembled the excrement of birds ...