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Amish men and women attend a funeral Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A horse-drawn buggy passes in the foreground. The Amish are members of conservative Christian communities who traditionally isolate themselves from non-Amish societies. They live modestly and often refrain from indulgence in activities associated with urban lifestyles or some modern technologies. Family, God and hard work are sacred to Amish people. Jakob Ammann is credited as the founder of the Amish community in Switzerland in the late 1690s. Amish people are believed to have roots in Europe; specifically, they are mostly from Switzerland and Germany. Ohio, Indiana and Lancaster County (Pa.) are identified as the largest Amish communities in the United States. Although funeral customs vary across Amish communities, funerals usually involve community rituals. The Amish are devout to their religious beliefs and see death as an inevitable part of life. The funeral for a deceased Amish is held at a church or the residence of the deceased within three days after death. The body is laid to rest in a simple wooden coffin, in a hand-dug grave and buried in an Amish cemetery. The coffin is sometimes carried in a horse-drawn hearse with community members walking behind. It is not uncommon to see Amish burial sites without writings on the headstones. They believe in simplicity and equality even in death. A map of the graveyard may instead be used to identify where a body is buried. Hombres y mujeres amish asisten a un funeral de Lancaster, Pensilvania. Un carruaje tirado por caballos pasa en primer plano. Los amish son miembros de comunidades cristianas conservadoras que tradicionalmente se aíslan de las personas que no son amish. Viven modestamente y a menudo se abstienen de la indulgencia en actividades asociadas con estilos de vida urbanos o algunas tecnologías modernas. La familia, Dios y el trabajo duro son sagrados para los amish. Jakob Ammann es acreditado como el fundador de la comunidad amish en Suiza a finales de la década de 1690. Se cree que los amish tienen raíces en Europa; específicamente, son en su mayoría de Suiza y Alemania. Ohio, Indiana y el condado de Lancaster, Pensilvania se identifican como las comunidades amish más grandes de Estados Unidos. Aunque las costumbres funerarias varían según las comunidades amish, los funerales generalmente involucran rituales comunitarios. Los Amish son devotos de sus creencias religiosas y ven la muerte como una parte inevitable de la vida. El funeral de un Amish fallecido se lleva a cabo en una iglesia o en la residencia del difunto dentro de los tres días posteriores a la muerte. El cuerpo es puesto a descansar en un simple ataúd de madera, en una tumba excavada a mano y enterrado en un cementerio amish. El ataúd a veces se lleva en un coche fúnebre tirado por caballos con miembros de la comunidad caminando detrás. No es raro ver lugares de entierro amish sin escritos en las lápidas. Creen en la simplicidad y la igualdad incluso en la muerte. En su lugar, se puede utilizar un mapa del cementerio para identificar dónde está enterrado un cuerpo.
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