welcome to amish life!
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Welcome to Amish Life!. By Sophia Skorup. An Amish Farm. Note the lack of electrical lines. An Amish home Note the propane tank in the backyard. The Amish Farm may include lambs to use for their wool. The wool is used in their household needs such as clothing, blankets, etc. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Amish
Life!By
Sophia Skorup
An Amish Farm. Note the lack of electrical lines.
An Amish homeNote the propane tank in the backyard
The Amish Farm may include lambs to use for their wool. The wool is used
in their household needs such as clothing, blankets, etc.
Goats are also very useful on the Amish Farm. They produce more milk than cows and are very hardy.
Sheep require more care.
Goats will eat anything!
Goats can be tamed
An Amish Family out for a weekday ride.
The Amish use sleds in the winter to get around .
Amish carriages are a common sight in Lancaster
Many of these signs can be seen along the roads
Amish use scooters for
fun and transportation.
Simple ways to
get around.
Many traditional
Amish children play with
faceless dolls because many believe faces
should be given by God not by
people
Faceless dolls.
All Amish dresses are alike. The colors can be different but many prefer the traditional blue. The
white covering is used as an apron.
Some common Amish clothes
Some common Amish girl dresses.
An Amish Man’s church hat
An Amish Man’s everyday hat
An Amish Woman’s black hat is worn over the white head covering
Amish laundry is hung to dry
An Amish woman making a quilt. They learn at an early age.
A traditional Amish quilt
The Amish believe hex signs bring
good luck to their homes or they keep
evil spirits away.
Many can be seen over barn
doors
Amish use horses to pull farm equipment. No motorized tractors are used to plow.
A whoopie pie.
The Amish bury their dead in simple graves with no flowers. Their tombstones have only their name and birth and death dates. The women are buried in their
wedding cap and apron.
The End!