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Not taking away from the story.. But.. Sounds more like Mennonites, perhaps.
The Amish.. I don't think you'd see at a beach. Mennonites are a tad more liberal. We had neighbors who were Mennonites and they were great people.. But, they won't own a TV and Lord help you getting them out of your house when they start watching it.
Not taking away from the story.. But.. Sounds more like Mennonites, perhaps.
The Amish.. I don't think you'd see at a beach. Mennonites are a tad more liberal. We had neighbors who were Mennonites and they were great people.. But, they won't own a TV and Lord help you getting them out of your house when they start watching it.
You know, I wondered about that. I am familiar with the Ohio Amish, and the clothing was not exactly the same. As I said, the dresses were dark blue, and the caps were black and tied under the chin. They were not the bonnets with a brim like the Ohio Amish, but were smaller caps. The men's beards were only the kind that is under the chin, with no other facial hair, which is like the beards of the Ohio Amish.
I have been worrying about how they felt after so many hours in the sun. I didn't see them use any sunscreen, so they must have had some bad sunburns.
At the nearby lake where we go to swim, we see Amish occasionally on a weekday, more often on a Saturday...there's a large Amish community and many Amish farms in this area. It's pretty common for Amish women/girls to swim in modest looking shorts and tees. I've also seen them go in the water wearing their dresses. I've also seen some in very modest looking one piece bathing suits. We don't see many of the men going in swimming...the men and boys are usually off fishing.
I was amazed one day to see two Amish teenage girls strip off their long dark dresses...to reveal bikinis underneath! DH said they were probably in their rumspringa...the period of time before they join church, are baptized, settle down, and marry...and "sow their wild oats".
I enjoyed this story. Thanks! I always wonder how hard it must be to be children in cultures that are separate from the rest of society, but they seem to be just..children.
I live about five miles from the ocean and go to the beach a lot. The town where I go is a summer destination for a Syrian Orthodox Jewish community. As you probably know, the Orthodox women must cover their elbows and knees and up to their neck. Well, the little girls have the cutest swim dresses that fit the rules, and there they are playing in the waves like all the other kids, having a ball.
That's not true. I've seen orthodox women hike their dresses up to their waists while wading at the beach. They were very very orthodox, wigs and everything, little boys with those ear curls, etc.
You know, I wondered about that. I am familiar with the Ohio Amish, and the clothing was not exactly the same. As I said, the dresses were dark blue, and the caps were black and tied under the chin. They were not the bonnets with a brim like the Ohio Amish, but were smaller caps. The men's beards were only the kind that is under the chin, with no other facial hair, which is like the beards of the Ohio Amish.
I have been worrying about how they felt after so many hours in the sun. I didn't see them use any sunscreen, so they must have had some bad sunburns.
Mennonite women generally have light blue dresses and a white cap/bonnet. But.. That's a generalization. I've seen gray and dark blue dresses.
The beard.. Could go either way.. Both Amish and Mennonite wear that same style. As do others.
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