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Interesting facts about the Amish (Next Fact)

A prevailing mindset of the Amish is to live simply and practically. This is fleshed out in so many different ways.

  • Amish use only gloss paint for their walls because it is easy to wash down.
  • Amish women and little girls wear aprons to keep their dresses cleaner so they don't have as many clothes to wash.
  • The Amish men wear suspenders to help hold their pants up so that the women don't have to sew zippers. They sew only with hook and eye closures.
  • A wooden bench is used at the kitchen table along the one side so that more children can sit on it and less chairs are needed.
  • Amish women decorate with green plants rather than cut flowers. They believe flowers are meant to be planted outside and enjoyed outside. They last longer and cost less.
  • Beautiful calendars of farm scenes are also used for decoration in their homes. Again, low cost, plus they update monthly.
  • Only a couple sewing patterns are used to make clothing so that it goes faster when a new article is needed.
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