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The Amish ( / ˈɑːmɪʃ /; Pennsylvania German: Amisch; German: Amische ), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss and Alsatian origins. [ 2] As they maintain a degree of separation from surrounding populations, and hold their faith in common, the Amish have been described ...
The Amish settlement in Daviess County, Indiana with a total Amish population of 4,855 people in 2017 was originally settled mostly by Swiss Amish but switched to Pennsylvania German language over time. [13] [14] A large Swiss Amish settlement was founded in 1968 near Seymour, Missouri. It consisted of 16 church districts in 2017 and a total ...
The Amish believe large families are a blessing from God. Amish rules allow marrying only between members of the Amish Church. The elderly do not go to a retirement facility; they remain at home. As time has passed, the Amish have felt pressures from the modern world; their traditional rural way of life is becoming more different from the ...
Milton Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate. Jacob Hochstetler (1704–1775), folk hero. Jeff Hostetler, professional football player. Nellie Miller-Mann, humanitarian. Jerome Monroe Smucker, entrepreneur and founder of Smuckers. Gene Stoltzfus, American peace activist. Carl Yoder, industrialist.
German-speaking Europe. Approximate distribution of native German speakers (assuming a rounded total of 95 million) worldwide: [ 7][ 8][ 2][ note 1] Germany (78.3%) Austria (8.4%) Switzerland (5.6%) South Tyrol (0.4%) Others (non-German speaking countries in Europe and non-European countries) (7.3%) The German language is spoken in a number of ...
This is the map and list of European countries by monthly average wage (annual divided by 12 months) gross and net income (after taxes) average wages for full-time employees in their local currency and in euros. The chart below reflects the average (mean) wage as reported by various data providers.
The first song of the Ausbund is from the pen of Sebastian Franck. The song teaches that Christians should sing in spirit and truth, pray and praise God with Psalms. The second song is an adaptation of the Athanasian Creed . Songs 6, 7 and 8 are written by Felix Manz, Michael Sattler and Hans Hut, all Anabaptist martyrs.
Pages in category "Amish in Europe". The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .