From our modern day world, it can seem incredible that an community much unchanged since the early'00s can continue to exist.
The Amish community lives as simply as possible, shunning all things modern, including cars, television and even electricity. They are well known for their dark toned (predominantly black) clothing and very plain, old-fashioned appearance. Amish women, for example, all wear long dresses, while the men have beards.
The Amish express bereavement quietly and often alone. There is little public openness about death, although those close to the deceased do pay their respects across the three days between death and funeral.
For their funeral, Amish men are dressed in white trousers, shirt and vest. Amish women wear the dress, cape and apron they wore to their wedding. On both occasions, it is one of few rare occasions that they will have not worn the traditional community black throughout their lives.
At the bereaved home, the Amish gather for the deceased's funeral. No hymns are sung, nor eulogies given. All words are spoken and focused on praising God above the life of the now departed.
No symbols of wealth pass to the grave with the Amish deceased. All coffins are made from pinewood and placed in graves dug by the community themselves. Gravestones list only the deceased's name and age at death.
Parents bury their children in unmarked graves or mark their burial place with a small headstone flush with the ground. The mothers will wear black clothes for a year, while the fathers will wear plain white shirts.
These very simple, private Amish funerals reflect their faith and whole way of life. Indeed, the Amish communities consider a person's funeral to be far more important than their birth, because the community believes in the world to come. - 33385
The Amish community lives as simply as possible, shunning all things modern, including cars, television and even electricity. They are well known for their dark toned (predominantly black) clothing and very plain, old-fashioned appearance. Amish women, for example, all wear long dresses, while the men have beards.
The Amish express bereavement quietly and often alone. There is little public openness about death, although those close to the deceased do pay their respects across the three days between death and funeral.
For their funeral, Amish men are dressed in white trousers, shirt and vest. Amish women wear the dress, cape and apron they wore to their wedding. On both occasions, it is one of few rare occasions that they will have not worn the traditional community black throughout their lives.
At the bereaved home, the Amish gather for the deceased's funeral. No hymns are sung, nor eulogies given. All words are spoken and focused on praising God above the life of the now departed.
No symbols of wealth pass to the grave with the Amish deceased. All coffins are made from pinewood and placed in graves dug by the community themselves. Gravestones list only the deceased's name and age at death.
Parents bury their children in unmarked graves or mark their burial place with a small headstone flush with the ground. The mothers will wear black clothes for a year, while the fathers will wear plain white shirts.
These very simple, private Amish funerals reflect their faith and whole way of life. Indeed, the Amish communities consider a person's funeral to be far more important than their birth, because the community believes in the world to come. - 33385
About the Author:
Since'53, E.F. Box have been a West Yorkshire based funeral director offering a traditional English funeral. As modern Britain has grown so have E.F. Box and they now offer a range of meaningful funerals across all UK cultures
