The star originated in Germany in the late 1830s during a geometry lesson at the Moravian Boys School. It was adopted by the Moravian Church as an Advent symbol and would later become a popular ...

Containers of Moravian cookies for sale at the North Carolina Museum of History gift shop on Feb. 28, 2023, in downtown Raleigh, N.C., across the street from the Legislative Building. There’s a ...

Real Madrid star Endrick's relative was involved in a Christmas day killing in Brazil. Mauricio Nunes Goncalves was the relative killed in the incident. While he has widely been referred to as ...

Handmade beeswax candles made by members of Central Moravian church are stored in a closet in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in preparation to be lit during Christmas services.

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season ...

On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

Moravian missionaries later settled in Pennsylvania. On Christmas Eve in 1741, their leader, Count Nicolas Ludwig von Zinzendorf, who was visiting them, led them to a stable, where they sang the ...

The Moravian star is the official Christmas street decoration in Winston-Salem, differing even from other cities and towns with large Moravian populations. Atwood said this makes the Triad unique.