The Moravian Advent Star has been in our range for years and is always in demand. It was originally made by the "Moravian Church", a religious fraternity of Moravian emigrants which named itself Herrenhut, literally meaning "under the Lord’s watchful care", founded in 1722 in East Saxony. (Outside Germany the star and the church are called Moravian.) Their influence on Christian life in Germany was considerable: Assembling a large star on the first Sunday in Advent and maintaining it until Christmas is a tradition which goes back to the Moravian communities in Saxony and Hesse.