The angel did not tell the shepherds to follow anything at all. They agreed amongst themselves to go and see the Baby.
In Luke 2:15 it states that the shepherds spoke to one another and said "let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has revealed to us".
There was a Star that was followed by the wise men from the east who saw it in the sky and understood this phenomenon was a sign of the birth of the King of the Jews and they followedthis Star on their journey.
The angel told the shepherds to follow a star that would lead them to the birthplace of Jesus.
a star
Because angels told the shepherds that Jesus was born and is now put in a manger.
The star shone and that is how the shepherds found out that Jesus was going to be born
The shepherds learned of Jesus' birth through an angel who appeared to them while they were out in the fields watching over their flock during the night. The angel told them the good news of the birth of the Savior and directed them to find the baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger in Bethlehem.
The shepherds believed the angels' message because they immediately went to Bethlehem to see the newborn baby, Jesus, for themselves. Their actions demonstrated that they trusted the message they had received from the angels.
The angel on the top of Christmas trees symbolizes the angel that came to see the shepherds. The angel showed the shepherds where Jesus was.
An angel
The Bible only says that the Shepherds visited Him in the manger not much else is known
We are told in Luke 2:8 that the shepherds were watching their flocks at night when the angel told them about the Christ child. We do not know what the date was on the Jewish calendar or our calendar.
The biblical account (Luke 2:8-15) does not provide the name of the angel who announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds.
angels
"Shepherds quake at the sight" is a line from the Christmas carol "O Holy Night." It describes the reaction of the shepherds to the angel appearing to announce the birth of Jesus, emphasizing the awe and fear they felt at the extraordinary event.