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The '''Star of Bethlehem''', also called the Christmas Star, is a star in [[
Many Christians see the star as a miraculous sign given by God to mark the birth of the Christ (or Messiah). Some theologians claimed that the star fulfilled a prophecy, known as the Star Prophecy. In modern times, astronomers have proposed various explanations for the star. A nova, a planet, a comet, an occultation and a conjunction
Many scholars question the historicity of the story and argue that the star was a [[Fanon|fiction created]] by the author of the Gospel of Matthew. While its historicity is in dispute, the tradition of a star has given rise to other Christmas traditions, like topping the Christmas tree with a star. In the Philippines, the bamboo ''parol'' ("pah-role"), or star lantern, is the symbol of Christmas.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [[The Bible]], by many interpretations.▼
* The Star of Bethlehem appears in ''[[
== Comic Books ==
* In a
== Fan Works ==
* Mentioned but not actually seen in ''[http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/dw-first.shtml The First... No... Well...]'', a short story that is part of the ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'' [[Fan Fiction]] series. Doug Sangnoir unexpectedly finds himself witness to The First Christmas in a timeline where he's dwelt for most of a year, and judges from the lack of a candidate for the Star that he and the other shepherds he's with have the time to visit the Christ child in small groups spread out over several nights.
== Film ==
* The ''[[
== Literature ==
* [[Sci Fi]] short stories sometimes like this star for a [[Tomato Surprise]]. For instance, in [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s
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* In the Christmas story ''The Littlest Angel'', the littlest angel's gift to the Child Jesus (a box he had on Earth, containing the sort of small things that are treasures to a very young
== Live Action TV ==
* A proverbial Star of Bethlehem appears at William's Christ-like birth in ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "Existence". ▼
== Music ==
* Many Christmas carols:
** "We Three Kings of Orient Are"
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** "Oh Holy Night"
** "Angels We Have Heard On High"
* In the [[Chris De Burgh]] song
▲* [[Sci Fi]] short stories sometimes like this star for a [[Tomato Surprise]]. For instance, in [[Arthur C Clarke]]'s ''The Star'', a Jesuit astronomer is a member of the crew which finds the remains of a peaceful, near-utopian society on a planet that had a Class 5 [[Apocalypse How]] when its sun went supernova. His faith is shaken when he realizes that supernova was the Star of Bethelehem.
▲{{quote| ''Oh, God, there were so many stars you'' could ''have used. What was the need to give these people to the fire, that the symbol of their passing might shine above Bethlehem?''}}
▲* In the Christmas story ''The Littlest Angel'', the littlest angel's gift to the Child Jesus (a box he had on Earth, containing the sort of small things that are treasures to a very young boy -- a butterfly, a bird's egg, two stones, and the collar that had been his dog's) is turned into the Star of Bethlehem. [http://www.jdhooperman.com/merrychristmas/LittlestAngel.html You can read it here]. <ref>Warning music plays loudly and automatically</ref>
▲* The [[Veggie Tales (Animation)|Veggie Tales]] movie ''The Star of Christmas'' had wacky hijinks revolving around an ancient artifact "The Star of Christmas" representing the Star of Bethlehem.
== Religion ==
▲* The Star of Bethlehem appears in ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'' Volume 22 {{spoiler|as an [[Ominous Floating Castle]] summoned by Fiamma of the Right}}.
▲* [[The Bible]], by many interpretations.
▲* A proverbial Star of Bethlehem appears at William's Christ-like birth in [[The X-Files]] episode "Existence".
▲* In a pre-Crisis Superboy/Legion story, the Teen Of Steel wants to use his pals advanced tech to finally locate the Star. Skeptical Brainiac 5 nonetheless aids the search, but all his efforts reveal is a planet full of a species of alien in desperate need of help. Though they never find the Star, Superboy decides that a planet in need of aid that they would never have found but for the search is the same thing as a star that seemingly never existed.
▲* In the [[Chris De Burgh]] song ''A Spaceman Came Travelling'', the star turns out to be the spacecraft of the titular alien spaceman, parked over Bethlehem.
▲{{quote| ''And over a village he halted his craft''<br />
▲'''And it hung there just like a star, just like a star''... }}
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