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  2. Fancy Dutch - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Fancy Dutch Rev. Henry Harbaugh Fourth of July in Pennsylvania A Fancy Dutch country wedding As the descendants of Palatines, [7] Fancy Dutch people were mostly from Lutheran and Reformed church congregations (non-sectarians), as well as Roman Catholics. [8]

  3. Pennsylvania Dutch - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Dutch society can be divided into two main groups: the sectarian "Plain Dutch" and the nonsectarian "Church Dutch" also known as "Fancy Dutch". [64] [65] These classifications highlight differences in religious practices, lifestyle, and degrees of assimilation into broader American society.

  4. Pennsylvania Dutch language - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch-Deitsch ⓘ or Pennsilfaanisch) or Pennsylvania German is a variety of Palatine German [3] spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, Fancy Dutch, and other related groups in the United States and Canada. There are approximately 300,000 native speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch in ...

  5. Pennsylvania Dutch Country - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie Deitschland), or Pennsylvania Dutchland, [4] [5] is a region of German Pennsylvania spanning the Delaware Valley and South Central and Northeastern regions of Pennsylvania. By the American Revolution in the 18th century, the region had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch ...

  6. Hex sign - Wikipedia

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    Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. [1] Barn paintings, usually in the form of "stars in circles", began to appear on the landscape in the early 19th century and became widespread decades later when commercial ready-mixed paint became readily ...

  7. Palatines - Wikipedia

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    Britain had already benefited from French Huguenot refugees, as well as the Dutch (or "Flemish") exiles, who helped revolutionize the English textile industry. [29] Similarly, in an effort to increase the sympathy and support for these refugees, many Whig tracts and pamphlets described the Palatines as "refugees of conscience" and victims of ...

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  9. Category:Pennsylvania Dutch culture - Wikipedia

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