Amish

Amish “Amish Culture” All aspects of Amish life are established by written or oral rules, known as Ordnung. The Ordnung defines what it means to be Amish. It dictates their lifestyles, ranging from dress to hair length to buggy or farming style. The Ordnung varies in different communities. This is why one may see Amish in one part of the country riding in automobiles or using electricity. The most important social unit in the Amish culture is family. Amish marry only Amish; intermarriage is forbidden. Large families with up to ten children are very common. The father is the head of the household. He, along with his sons, are responsible for the farm work. The wife does the cleaning and cooking. The conveniences of modern technology are not encouraged or accepted in most Amish communities, known as the Old Order Amish. Most Amish cultivate their fields with horse-drawn machinery, travel in horse-drawn buggies, and live in homes without electricity. A amish, wear, ordnung, order, men, electricity, dress, conveniences, without, while, very, technology, style, own, one, old, modern, life, known, horse-drawn, hair, forbidden, family, culture, communities, common, clothing, aspects, along, allowed, young, yet, written, work, women