A Housewife's Job
Amish women are typically kept at home doing housework. Young girls are always at their mother's side during the day while they are taught to do housework. Most decisions of the house are made by the husbands.
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The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community
The More You Know
- Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
- Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.
- Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
- Tennis was originally played with bare hands.