LANGUAGE
Most Old Order Amish speak
Pennsylvania Dutch, and refer to non-
Amish people as "English", regardless of
ethnicity.[11] Some Amish who migrated
to the United States in the 1850s speak
a form of Bernese German or a Low
Alemannic Alsatian dialect. According to
one scholar, "today, almost all Amish are
functionally bilingual in Pennsylvania
Dutch and English; however, domains of
usage are sharply separated
Student: Gabriel Galvez
Theme: the amish people
ETHNICITY
Republca de panama he Amish largely share a German or
Swiss-German ancestry.[38] They
generally use the term "Amish" only for
members of their faith community and
not as an ethnic designation. However
Minister de eduacion some Amish descendants recognize their
cultural background knowing that their
genetic and cultural traits are uniquely
different from other ethnicities.[39]
Bet-el high School Those who choose to affiliate with the
church, or young children raised in
Amish homes, but too young to yet be
church members, are considered to be
Amish. Certain Mennonite churches
Prof. Itabe have a high number of people who were
formerly from Amish congregations.
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 WHAT ARETHE AMISH
are a group of traditionalist Christian
church fellowships with Swiss
Anabaptist origins. They are closely
related to, but distinct from,
Mennonite churches. The Amish are
known for simple living, plain dress,
and reluctance to adopt many
conveniences of modern technology.
The history of the Amish church
began with a schism in Switzerland
within a group of Swiss and Alsatian
Anabaptists in 1693 led by Jakob
Ammann.Those who followed
Ammann bec
RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
two key concepts for
understanding Amish practices
are their rejection of Hochmut
(pride, arrogance, haughtiness)
and the high value they place on
Demut (humility) and
Gelassenheit (calmness,
composure, placidity), often
translated as "submission" or
"letting-be". Gelassenheit is
perhaps better understood as a
reluctance to be forward, to be
self-promoting, or to assert
oneself.
WAY OF LIFE
Amish lifestyle is regulated by the
Ordnung ("order")[11], which differs
slightly from community to
community, and, within a
community, from district to district.
What is acceptable in one
community may not be acceptable in
another. It is agreed upon within the
community by the elders prior to the
annual Communion. These include
matters such as dress, permissible
uses of technology, religious duties,
and rules regarding interaction with
outsiders. These elders are generally
men.