Amish People: Their Lives And Culture

Published on 04/07/2021
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No Real Retirement Age

Between the ages of 50 and 70, Amish people begin to reduce their daily activities. Their physical state also dictates this. They usually move to an assigned grandparent’s house on the family’s property. When elderly people are in excellent shape, they tend to stay at home, and their daughters take care of them as their health declines.

No Real Retirement Age

No Real Retirement Age

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Baptism

Between the ages of 16 and 25, Amish residents are baptized into their church. Before that, the individual is not allowed to marry. They are only allowed to marry members of the same church. Not to mention the fact that it usually happens very quickly. This is unusual in comparison to other types of Christianity. Because it is up to the parents to decide whether or not to baptize their children. Individuals in the Amish culture, on the other hand, have the freedom to choose whether or not to be christened. Because children are not of legal age to make such a choice, they are not baptized.

Baptism

Baptism

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