When You See Big Barn Stars On Montana Barns, This Is Why

Do You Know The Meaning Behind Barn Stars?

We have all seen them, those big giant 5 pointed stars on the sides of barns that dot the rural Montana landscape.

Today they have even moved into the city as you can see them on the sides of houses in town. You may have thought they were just for decoration but there is a real reason they are placed on barns.

What Is A Barn Star?

A barn star also know as a primitive star or "Pennsylvania star" as they are sometimes called, started off as a mark of the barn builder, but they also had a bit of a deeper meaning as well. According to the Taste of Home website

The primitive stars were commonly installed on barns by early Dutch and German settlers to ward off evil. The stars are known to bring good luck to farmers, too.

Think of them almost like a horseshoe mounted over a doorway. Even the colors of the barn star matters as well, as you can see which each color stands for in the gallery below.👇