Brewers' Star

I learned a new fact about the 5-point star. The main modern use is for the Jewish religion (i.e., the Star of David), however a use that was around much longer, according to our guide, was for brewers. Each part of the star was usually divided into either 2 lines joined at a point or a triangle. Each set would represent something depending on the culture. For example, here, they usually represented the elements (brewers were considered alchemists)Lue lisää