subject: Amish Stars - Amish Barn Stars [print this page] Typically Amish Stars could very well be traced right back to the 1700's, and at the minimum to the 1820's in Pennsylvania. Amish Stars grew to be fairly common throughout the 1930s amidst the Dutch community throughout Pennsylvania and had been very often used as a hex sign.
Amish stars also have had a emblematic meaning in America for more than three hundred years, and also on a large number of older Amish barns, you could have seen a sizable decoration very much in the form of a star mounted to the front of the barn. Visually these were attractive to see, and on occasions the hallmark of a the barn builder was symbolized with a certain star.
At first Amish Stars only had 3 points, however they ultimately moved on over the years to the five points you observe today. Colors do have importance although stars ended up being painted straight onto each end of the barn, don't assume all were star shaped.
Black - Protection, also used to combine or bind elements together.
Red - Feelings, passion, charm, lust together with creativity.
White - Purity, energy from the moon, enables energy to flow freely.
Blue - Protection, peace, calmness and also spirituality.
Green - Growth, fertility, success in things and thoughts that grow.
Yellow - Health in body and mind, love of man as well as the sun, connection to the God.
Brown - Mother earth, may also mean companionship and also power.
Violet - Things which are sacred.
Amish Stars have evolved over time and were originally carved directly into the barn, but were later on made from wood as a individual item and then metal.
