The Amish have been in America for a very long time about the 18th century. Their religion is Christianity but they have a very strict interpretation of the Bible. They have Alsatian and Swiss roots and they also speak in an ancient Dutch dialect. The Amish people can only marry another Amish so they live in a very restricted circle. During Amish teenagers need to decide if they will be baptized and join the church, or if they want to leave the community (between 18 and 21 years old).

The Amish are against the modern world, they prefer to live like in the 19th century. Thereby, they don’t use cars but carriages, don’t have phones or any technological devices from the 21th century. They have simple clothing, looking like clothes people were wearing in 18th/19th century. For instance, it is forbidden to wear pants for Amish women.

Today, they are now found in 30 states as well as Canada, and the largest Amish population is in Ohio.

They are farming to provide for their family and children.

Men are building the houses and the farms while women are taking care of the houses, the children and the animals.

The Amish community is today considered as a strict religious sect.