Amish history

The Amish are a Christian community in North America that reside in 22 states across America and Canada.

The Amish originated in Switzerland and Germany, during the 18th century most of them immigrated to the United States (following religious persecution) and settled in Pennsylvania.

The Amish believe in Jacob an artist who said that the Amish should live a humble and simple life and be different from the world.

The Amish believed that only adults who had confessed their faith should be baptized, and that they should remain separate from the larger society. Here began the Amish tradition of farming and holding ceremonial services in homes rather than churches.

Amish man clothes

all of the Amish community men wear black suits that are held with a hook and eye and have no pockets. The pants that the men wear have buttons and there is no belts are allowed because of the flashy buckle there are.

to the church, Amish men wear a plain white shirt with a black coat and vest overtop. 

(Some men also wear black bow ties). The suit coat has no buttons or collars because these are all remind of military uniforms that represent the war that pacifist Amish reject.

All of the men and boys also wear either straw hats, for the summer, or black felt hats, for the winter.

the Amish believe that their clothes are an expression of their faith

Amish women clothes

The Amish women’s  wardrobes are small. The Amish women have four dresses: One for wash, one for wear, one for dress, and one for spare.

A married woman wears a black cape and apron to church, and underneath a plain colored dress, 

A single woman wears a white cape and apron to church, For the work around the family farm, women usually wear a gray apron.

Women usually go barefoot in the farm, and house, and they  wear black shoes and stockings for the church.

Women also always wear prayer caps, or head coverings, that if they feel they need to pray, through the day.

Amish house

The Amish houses are pretty big and they have seven to eight  rooms and small Wardrobe. they don’t use in electrical appliance, they believe that using in electrical appliance connect them to the world outside and they believe that they need to disconnect from the world outside.

In addition there are those who say that access to electricity can lead to many temptations of family life.

There are men in the Amish people who are engaged in carpentry and they build all the furniture in the houses

Amish family and life style 

The family is the most important thing in the Amish life. they have Large families with seven to ten children. Chores are divided By man and wife in the Amish house – the man usually works on the farm ,and the wife does the house chores like cooking, cleaning and washing. the father is considered the head of the Amish family . the Amish speak German, but they learn English in school. (The Amish believe that divorce is forbidden and separation is a rare thing)

Amish occupations

Amish occupations are farm work and field work (men) 

the women are a home worker they cook, clean…

The children go to school until age twelve 

and then they help the parents with the farm and the care of the house.