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Religion
The Amish are Mennonites. The
Mennonite religion started in Switzerland in the 1520's.The Amish's religion
was differentfrom the surrounding people. The Ordung (which the Amish use
often) is a set of rules for daily living.
The largest Mennonite church is in colonial Pennsylvania. Another large
Mennonite church is The General Conference Mennonite Church in Iowa. It
started in 1860. In 1980 the churches had 109,000 worshipers from the United
States and Canada.
The boys usually got married in his early twenties, and girls are a few
years younger. The ceremony usually takes place at the samechurch as the
mass in the morning. Most Amish people get married in November or December.
When getting married the man does not give a diamond but instead he gives
china or a clock. The couples keep the marrage a secret until July or August.
Then the women will tell her family. |