AMISH CULTURE

AMISH DAILY LIFE

• Dont believe in military
• Men wear buttons instead of zippers
• Young girl wears pastel colored dresses
• Education ends at 8th grade

AMISH RELIGION

• Rejection of modern technology.
• Members of an abasit christian denomation known esp.
• For seperation from society living in isloated amish communities

AMISH GOVERNMENT

• Amish pay taxes : state and federal income taxes
• Real estate taxes and public schools taxes
• They are exempt from paying social secruity.

AMISH ECNOMY

• Land tenure amsih are forced to migraite to areas.
• Farming is the accupation of most amish
• Family sizs farms have consistently been productive
• Serving to meet the needs of the community rather
• Than to earn large profits

AMISH HISTORY

• Amish and mennonite groups emerged from the anabatist movement
• During the 16th century protestant reformat in central and western
• Europe.
• By the end of the 17th century a group led by jacob amman split from
• The swiss mennonite group and was named amish after migrating

AMISH HISTORY

• To pennsylvania in the early 1700s.
• Amish residents who first settled in this area near middlebull in 1841
• Are descedants of the swiss amish from pennsylvania

AMISH LANGUAGE

• Amish speak pennsylvania german, dutch,english.
• Additionaly the so called " swiss amish " primarily found in india
• Speak a swiss dialect which differs from that spoken majority of amish.
• Amish children learn english in school.
• High german language of amish churches .