7 facts about Amish communities that people from outside know

18. 10. 2021
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Amish culture is surrounded by many secrets. You'll find much more in it than just horse-drawn carriage rides, but it's also unlike the crazy parties we see on Breaking Amish on TLC. The lifestyle of the Amish is often misunderstood, but there is much more to it than meets the eye. Here we will share with you seven interesting facts about Amish culture.

Habits

Something blue

Brides who buy wedding dresses often try to get the dress of their dreams. After all, you only have (should have) a wedding, so you could have a good time, right? Interestingly, in Amish culture, women must focus on "simplicity", even on their wedding day! In practice, this means that a married woman sews a dress herself, always blue. After the Amish woman marries, she will wear her wedding dress every Sunday until the end of her life.

Misunderstood Rumspringa

The media gave the impression that the Amish tradition of adolescence, Rumspringa, is a time when Amish teenagers hold lavish parties and experiment with many different types of drugs and alcohol. For example, the TLC program Breaking Amish follows Amish youth in major cities during their Rumspring, experimenting with Western lifestyles to see if they want to continue the Amish culture.

However, during a typical Rumspring, young Amish usually do not even leave their homes. In fact, they just join a group of young people to socialize and get to know other people. It is during Rumspringa that the Amish youth find a husband or wife because they already know that they want to join the church.

No posing in photos

Posing in a photo is against Amish culture. Humility is a highly valued value and pride is considered a potential threat to harmony in the community. Amish culture also believes that photographs contradict the passages of the Bible, and they want them to be remembered for their way of life and what they have left behind rather than for their physical appearance. This doesn't mean that the Amish can't take pictures, it just means that they can't stop and pose in front of the camera. Usually, however, they do not mind photography if they are politely asked.

The Amish can drive cars

There are various sects of the Amish culture and some of them can drive cars. These include both Beachy's Amish and Amish Mennonites. These different groups profess the same religion as conservative Amish, but with some less stringent rules regarding modern technology.

Love and education

Dating is quite normal

Young people usually meet at youth events or in groups where they become interested. Before they get engaged, they've been dating for about a year. Meetings are supervised and the couple is only allowed to see the wedding on weekends. Marriages in Amish communities usually occur between the ages of 18 and 22.

Beards are grown after Rumsprinze

As soon as the men of Amish culture decide that they want to remain in the faith after Rumsprinze, they are baptized. It is after this baptism that the men begin to let their beards grow. When they get married, they stop shaving completely - except for the mustache. The Amish man never has a mustache. This is partly due to a certain Bible verse and also to the hatred of British soldiers in colonial times who wore mustaches and bullied the Amish population.

Children stop going to school after eighth grade.

According to Amish tradition, children do not go to school after the eighth grade to start helping on the farm or doing other work that will help the family. The Supreme Court's decision in the 60s actually allowed the Amish early school leaving because their religious tradition originated long before state education laws.

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