The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

No Days Off

The concept of a "day off" in the Amish world is unheard of. They do not take breaks or take days off from work. To them, the community needs to be run every single day, and in order to achieve that, they must be working every single day. Of course, they can take sick days.

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