Rustic Star Primitive

Amish Stars - Amish Barn Stars

Typically Amish Stars can be traced completely back to the 1700's, and at least to the 1820's in Pennsylvania. Amish Stars slowly became some what popular in the 1930s among the Dutch community inside Pennsylvania but also were often used as a hex sign.

Amish stars also have had a emblematic significance in America for more than three hundred years, and also on quite a number of very old Amish barns, it's likely you have spotted a big decoration very much in the shape of a star secured to the front of the barn. Visually these were attractive to look at, and on occasions the hallmark of the the barn constructor would be symbolized with a particular star.

Originally Amish Stars just had 3 points, nevertheless they evidently progressed over the years towards the five points you see today. Colors do have meaning although stars were painted straight onto both ends of the barn, don't assume all were star shaped.

Black - Protection, also used to combine and also bind elements to one another.

Red - Feelings, passion, charm, lust and creativity.

White - Purity, energy from the moon, permits energy to move readily.

Blue - Protection, serenity, calmness and also spirituality.

Green - Growth, fertility, achievement in things and ideas that develop.

Yellow - Health in body and mind, love of man and also sun, link with the God.

Brown - Mother earth, can mean companionship and power.

Violet - Things which are holy.

Amish Stars have changed through the years and were originally carved into the barn, but were later on made out of wood as a individual piece and then metal.

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