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In the United States, this beard style is common among married Amish men. Male members of the sect generally grow a beard after baptism , but shave the mustache off. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
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Edward Gingerich (1966 – January 14, 2011) was an Amish man from Rockdale Township, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 1993 death of his wife, Katie. [1] He was the first Amish person to be convicted of homicide. [2]
When he was 17 years old on Jan. 18, 2014, Swartzentruber fled his community in Harmony, Minnesota, and faced the arduous task of rebuilding his life, he told KARE.
The Eicher family hosted the Amish Men's Choir at their home. The choir gathers every two weeks to practice hymns from the Ausbund, a German songbook.
The alarms – part of the US emergency alert drill that the government carried out on 4 October – drew the attention of the community elders in Ohio
Byler Amish men wear only one suspender, like the Renno Amish, [3] but shirts in different colors. Women wear brown bonnets. The use of tractors is allowed for belt power, but not for field work. In their homes, screens on doors and half-length curtains are allowed, while carpets are not. [4]
Charles Hurst and David McConnell: An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2010 ISBN 9780801893988; Joe Mackall: Plain Secrets: An Outsider among the Amish, Boston, Mass. 2007. ISBN 9780807010648 (Account of a neighbor and friend to a Swartzentruber family)