do amish people celebrate xmas?

Answer 1

An Amish Christmas

As might be expected, Amish Christmas customs are simple, oriented to the family and the religious meaning of the holiday. So, Amish children don’t visit Santa Claus in the store. There is no lavishly decorated Christmas tree in the home. And strings of colorful electric lights do not grace the front of the Amish house. But the making of special cookies and candies is certainly a part of the holiday activities. Greens and candles may decorate some home interiors. School children often pick names and exchange small gifts, such as writing paper or a needlepoint kit. Families usually exchange some small gifts as well. Some Amish also send Christmas cards, often to their "English" friends.

The Christmas church service may or may not be held on December 25th, but both Christmas and the following day, sometimes called "second Christmas," are holidays for the Amish. This second day is usually one of relaxation or visiting others. Christmas dinners are a special part of the celebration, These are usually large meals, not unlike those served at weddings, and various groups beside the family will hold get-togethers, such as single women, teachers, and others of like interest. These gatherings may continue into January and February of the New Year.

One of the highlights of the Christmas season, for children and their parents, is the Christmas program held in many of the one-room schools. Beforehand there is much rehearsal and perhaps some simple decorations made by the children for the school. At one Amish school, children worked on making a quilt showing the school and eight apple trees, for the eight grades. Each tree had an apple for each student in that grade, along with his or her name.

On the day of the presentation, carriages arrive and parents file anxiously into the room. Some, of course, may have more than one child attending in grades one through eight. Stories, plays, and songs are filled with humor and messages of the meaning of the season. And this is one of the few times you will ever see Amish children on a "stage" or "performing for an audience."

For non-Amish visitors who may be invited to enjoy one of these presentations, it is a memorable experience indeed, since most of the program is in English rather than the Pennsylvania German dialect.

Answer 2

yes the Amish celebrate Christmas, Amish Christmas customs are simple

Answer 3

Wikipedia says that the Amish are a Christian denomination. Christians do celebrate the birth of Christ. I doubt you'd find any Amish houses with icicle lights on them, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

Answer 4

They are a type of Christian, so I would assume that they do. Actually, I found some information about Amish Christmas:

http://www.amishnews.com/amisharticles/amishchristmas.htm

http://www.squidoo.com/amishchristmas/

~Kyle

Answer 5

yes, I'm sure that Amish people do celebrate Christmas.

Answer 6

They attend services, that's it. And they're not Orthodox Jews, where the hell do you people get information like that from???

They don't have formal churches, they rotate services through different homes in the community. Usually the deacon sets up the rotation schedule.

Answer 7

Amish people are ORTHODOX JEWS. Meaning they do everything (Jewish things), in a traditional way. So I highly doubt they celebrate Christmas.

Answer 8

i have Amish living all over where i live and i don't have a clue if they celebrate it or not. i don't think they do.

Answer 9

What an odd thing to ponder.

Answer 10

yes but santa is dressed in grey and black!!