The Amish

In the middle of the 17th century, the Amish movement was established in Europe during the Protestant Reform. They are from a group of people who are impatient with the pace of existing church reforms. One of the main problems is baptism. The group of Anabaptists is baptized for adults. Religion is the foundation of Amish 's life. I believe that they must obey God all the time. For Amish 's family, life is highly appreciated. Like other aspects of Amish's life, it conforms to traditional attitudes and values.

Amish is not a unit. There are four major groups of Old Order, New Order, Beach Amish, and Amish Mennonite, and these categories have different rules and different rules. For example, Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonites often drive cars and use electricity, but some people use carriages. What I can not miss is the manager of Amish clothes. Some groups are limited to black and white, but other groups allow soft colors. Because there is a possibility to show off, the buttons are not popular, and the use of Velcro straps and zippers is prohibited. Instead, clothes are pinned or fastened with hooks and eye fasteners. Slightly clever clothing for religious worship like shawl

At the beginning of the 18th century, many Amish and Mennonites emigrated to Pennsylvania for various reasons. Today, Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, Old Beachy Amish will continue to talk about Pennsylvania · German, also known as "Pennsylvania Dutch", but Adam and Allen County in Indiana use two different Alemannic dialects. . As of 2000, more than 165,000 Old Order Amish lived in the United States and around 1,500 lived in Canada. The 2008 survey showed that the number had increased to 227,000 people and in 2010 the population has increased by 10% in the past two years, reaching 249,000 and increasing to the west side . It flows. Most Amish continue to have 6 to 7 children, but in the 20th century the mortality rate of infants and pregnant women decreased sharply. Between 1992 and 2017, the population of Amish increased by 149% and the population of the United States increased by 23%.