Amish

Where are the Amish oe Mennonite located in Steelville MO?

Switzerland does not have a Swiss language. German, French and Italian are spoken there. The Amish speak a dialect of German.

The "Amish Mafia" as depicted on television doesn't exist.

The "mafia" acts pretty much as a government, taxing those who are part of their sphere, and punishing behavior which is found to be unacceptable to their culture.

The Amish and other plain sects pretty much do the same things, so yes, you could argue that there's an Amish Mafia.

The regular Mafia, however, engage in unlawful activities, and considerable violence to persons ad property, and includes many in their sphere of influence who do not wish to be there. The plain sects, on the other hand are generally pretty lawful, and their version of "sleeping with the fishes" is simply to exclude wrongdoers from their spheres of influence.

Because the Amish have strong cultural forces for obeying the law, law enforcement agencies tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the plain.

Guys who grew up in plain families but who chose not to join the church on becoming adults, may elect to take unfair advantage of their "invisibility" to law enforcement as they engage in unlawful activities, and offer culturally unacceptable goods and services to kids in rumspringa. Theb most notorious example of this would be kids from plain families near Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania that partnered with the Pagans motorcycle gang of Philadelphia to market illicit drugs about the year 2000.

because that's where there ancester settle and came from

Fall and winter Amish will marry during these seasons not because it is a requirement of their faith, but rather as a matter of practicality. Although not every Amish family owns a farm as their livelihood they are still a farming based community. Fall and winter are the most practical seasons in which to marry because the arrangements and the stresses on the new couple to set up their own home do not conflict with the work associated with Spring planting and Summer harvest.

Yes, some do, even growing tobacco.

I have never have seen one do so, but I have been told so, by the Amish themselves.

Remember, each comunity is different and so is Ordnung, some do and some do not.

I live in a huge Amish community, and although I'm not sure I know exactly what you're asking; I can tell you my experiences.

Once an Amish dies, his family( the old-order Amish believe in keeping their family in their homes not nursing homes) keeps him in their house for a viewing, instead of a funeral parlor. Friends and family, both Amish and "English" (as they call us) are invited. It can be kind of creepy if you don't know what to expect. Since old-order Amish do not have electricity, the house is dark, and so in the evenings, they put a lantern or flashlight up to the deceased one's body and/or face. They then have a funeral at the house ( they do not have church buildings but instead meet in each other's houses for Sunday services) and then there is a long procession of buggies going towards the Amish graveyard.

By the way, as a side note, many Amish are very superstitious, and believe when they see white doves flying overhead, someone they are close to has passed away. It's funny how often this really does happen, often when one of my Amish friend's relatives dies, they see a white dove!

Yes, non-Amish can go to Amish church. They will probably ignore you though.

"Happiness" is hard to quantify. However, the fact that Amish communities have managed to survive and prosper even in America, and the fact that more than 90% of the members remain within the faith (even when given the chance to leave) certainly indicates that the Amish feel good about their life and their faith. To many outsiders, life in an Amish community might seem very gendered and regimented, and such a life might not be everyone's choice; but for most Amish, they would not change a thing: it is what they believe and how they want to live.

Pads.

18th - 19th Century western culture mixed with fundamentalist Christian beliefs. They are very plain people who are pacifists and closed to people outside the Amish culture.

Yes, they go to doctors and get help wherever they can.

The Amish are not members of the church at birth. They're not permitted to join the church until they're adults. There's a period before this decision in made, known as Rumspringa. During this time, they can work in the secular world, move out, buy and drive cars, etc. Some have joined the military during this time, although it's rather rare to see.

If they do four years, get out, then decide to join the church, their past isn't held against them. If they decide not to join the church, they're free to make that choice without shunning.

Now if they make the decision to join the church, then have a change of heart and leave, they'll be subject to shunning.

I wouldn't exactly call what the amish wear "uniforms." It is a sort of dress code, though. Each Amish community has a kind of rulebook called an Ordnung which dictates much of Amish daily life. Ordnungs are different in each community. In some communities, the Ordnung is as strict as to determine the type of thread used to stitch the clothing. When it comes to the clothing, only young children can wear more vibrant colors, like pink, depending on the community's Ordnung. When children get older the girls have to wear bonnets that their hair (in a bun) is "tucked" into. Women always wear dresses, and I believe they also wear aprons most of the time. Men wear pants and long sleeved shirts (depending on weather?) with suspenders. Men often wear hats, as most farmers wear. Married men grow beards. Women don't shave legs. The list goes on and on. If you want to learn more you can look up an Amish documentary on Netflix- more interesting than it sounds.

Unfortunately, yes. Amish women tend to do the same things women did in the ancient times. In other words, Amish women usually run the household, while the men take care of the farm.

Thereare different kinds of buggies. In Allen ounty, Indiana, buggies are all wood and donot have tops, despite winter temperatures that hit -20F at least one day a year, New ones probably run $4,000 or so.

Most common buggues in Lancaster Co.rounty, Pennsylvania are - relaruvely - fancy, with lighting installed and fibreglas tops, despite mild weather - more often than not, temps never drop below zero in the winter. These buggies approach $5,000. In the north part of the county, near Martindale. one occasionally sees a buggy built with a chassis of chrome treaplate. Obviously, that wouldn't be approved by all the flavors of the Amish, but they probably cost $7,000.

Used buggies typically sell for $500 to $1000.

Prices would be higher if the buggy was being sold to non-plain.

The Amish community follows strict guidelines outlined in the Ordnung, which may vary among different sects. Generally, the Amish believe in simplicity and modesty, which can extend to grooming practices. While there is no specific rule regarding pubic hair grooming, many Amish women choose not to shave or remove body hair as a personal choice based on their interpretation of modesty and tradition within their community.

The last estimation was around 300,000 in USA, but this is just a rough approximation,

Amish people do get birth certificates and get death certificates, but they move around allot between countries, and it becomes hard to say actual numbers in the USA.

The Amish are pretty hard-core Bible-believers and followers, but sometimes they get things mixed up. One of the passages in the Bible states that one should have no graven images, statutes, or idols for worship. The Amish took this rule to the extreme and believe that having your picture taken, painting, sculpturing, or sketching is an abomination to God because each is some type of image of people, nature, or whatever. So, whenever you're in Amishland, don't try to take a picture of the Amish people you see, or let them see your camera; they'll turn away from you and not speak to you in fear that you'll try to take their picture by surprise. They really hate the media.

According to Wikipedia, there are several European migrant nationalities represented by 'Amish'.

German, Dutch, and Swiss, apparently are represented in the different sects. Particularly, "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 became known as Amish."

All the American Amish, however, are today considered Americans.

Amish people generally live in settlements far away from large towns, so that they might enjoy their simple lifestyle in peace. The highest concentration of Amish people is in Ohio, followed shortly by Pennsylvania and Indiana.

They don't because they think their hair is a gift from god.

They study Amish culture and regular school subjects.