Ant 101
The Amish Culture
Valerie Lewis ANT 101 Michael King 03/18/2013
The Amish Culture The Amish culture is one of fascination and attracts tourist. “The Amish family is the foundation of the Amish way of life. The family structure and traditions that seem to be taken from a page out of history have remained an integral part of the Amish culture” (http://www.exploring-amish-country.com/amish-family.html) The Amish are mostly horticulturist, because they farm. They have been farmers for many years, but the growing number of Amish citizens has made them look elsewhere for finances. Amish people have a strong belief in god, which has set the path for some very strong values. Men are the main farmers, but women can and do help. Men handle the finances of the home, while women handle the cooking cleaning, and gardening. Children are educated through the eighth grade, and then learn the adult way in the Amish culture. Amish people vary a great deal from church to church or community to community. Some have cars, some use gas powered farming equipment, and some keep ties with family who leave the culture, while other do not. Even though Amish culture seems simple, it’s far more complicated than people know. Amish are largely farmers, which makes them horticulturist. “The Amish are considered excellent farmers, growing and storing the majority of their food and purchasing in stores only staples such as flour and sugar.” (http://www.britannica.com) They have been farmers for years. This is something that is handed down from generation to generation. Children are taught to farm at an early age. The women can and store the food they grow.
Women can spend many hours canning and storing food produced in the farm. This is one of their many duties in the home. Women see
Valerie Lewis ANT 101 Michael King 03/18/2013
The Amish Culture The Amish culture is one of fascination and attracts tourist. “The Amish family is the foundation of the Amish way of life. The family structure and traditions that seem to be taken from a page out of history have remained an integral part of the Amish culture” (http://www.exploring-amish-country.com/amish-family.html) The Amish are mostly horticulturist, because they farm. They have been farmers for many years, but the growing number of Amish citizens has made them look elsewhere for finances. Amish people have a strong belief in god, which has set the path for some very strong values. Men are the main farmers, but women can and do help. Men handle the finances of the home, while women handle the cooking cleaning, and gardening. Children are educated through the eighth grade, and then learn the adult way in the Amish culture. Amish people vary a great deal from church to church or community to community. Some have cars, some use gas powered farming equipment, and some keep ties with family who leave the culture, while other do not. Even though Amish culture seems simple, it’s far more complicated than people know. Amish are largely farmers, which makes them horticulturist. “The Amish are considered excellent farmers, growing and storing the majority of their food and purchasing in stores only staples such as flour and sugar.” (http://www.britannica.com) They have been farmers for years. This is something that is handed down from generation to generation. Children are taught to farm at an early age. The women can and store the food they grow.
Women can spend many hours canning and storing food produced in the farm. This is one of their many duties in the home. Women see
References: http://amishamerica.com/what-do-amish-think-about-tourism http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/20820/Amish/233461/Beliefs-and-way-of-life#ref794840 http://www.exploring-amish-country.com/amish-culture.html http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/pennsylvania/a/amish_2.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm