Each Amish community is independent and has its own traditions. Communities interact with each other but there isn’t an organization on a regional or national scale. Communites are supervised by a bishop, a preacher and two levels of deacons. Women stay silent during ceremonies, except for singing, Their role in the community is minor but like the men, they could participate in elections. Women only wear dresses but they are not allowed to wear pants because they follow the Bible’s rules. Women are said to be “subordinate but not inferior”.
In the Amish community, women are housewives; they are in charge of the housekeeping. When they get married, women leave their job to to take care of the children and they become a housewife.
Men work on the farm and the fields to bring some food and money. They must be hard working to keep their lifestyle.Their life is based on their interpretation of the Bible.
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