Lancaster County's Amish Youth: Breaking The Mold In A Modernizing World

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Weba rite of passage for young people in some amish communities, rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away from strict amish rules,.

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Weblucy walker’s 2002 documentary “the devil’s playground,” painted a vivid picture of amish adolescence—a particular period known as “rumspringa”—in elkhart.

Webfrom courtship to marriage.

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This rite of passage of rumspringa begins at the age of sixteen when amish boys and girls tend to begin courtship.

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Webwhen amish kids turn 16, they enter a period of life called rumspringa, when the community encourages them to experience what they call the world of the english.

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Weban excerpt from rumspringa, a book on the amish tradition of allowing teens to experience life outside the amish community in order to decide if they want to.