The star comes from the village of Herrnhut in Upper Lusatia, in the very east of Germany on the border with Poland and the Czech Republic. There, 300 years ago, religious refugees from the East founded the village of Herrnhut. About 160 years ago, the educators at the Herrnhut Brethren Society’s boarding school made the first stars with the children in math class. the first stars with the children in order to “promote geometric understanding”.
The Herrnhut Star consists of 25 prongs, 17 pyramids based on squares, and 8 pyramids based on triangles. One prong is missing to leave an opening for lighting.
The large stars from the kit are self-assembled from the given pyramids. Either this is done every year anew from the previously dismantled star, or only once, if you have enough space to store the relatively large stars.
The pyramids are made of paper and glued. The star is assembled by means of brass clamps. For lighting, a 220V LED lamp with a white cable is used.
The pyramids are made of plastic. The star is assembled by means of plastic clamps. A 220V LED lamp with a thick black cable is used for lighting.
The small plastic stars are ready assembled and cannot be disassembled. They are illuminated with 6V LED bulbs, for which a power supply is needed.