Do the Amish peoples of America celebrate Christmas?
The Amish of America do celebrate Christmas in addition to the traditional January 6 holiday of Epiphany. The Christmas celebration for the Amish includes church service that is helpd on or around December 25th and continues on to the following day. There will be a large Christmas dinner party where the whole community of Amish come together to eat. School children might perform Christmas plays or read Christmas poems that are deemed suitable for the Amish community.
Here’s an article on Amish Christmas. They do have a celebration, but much more low-key than most Americans. They don’t have a Christmas tree (or the electric lights all over the house!) No Santa Claus. There is more of an emphasis on big family and church dinners, making Christmas gifts, and the children’s program at church or school. Amish children go to a church school. We could learn a lot from them. No one is getting the latest electronics or the new car with a giant bow on it! My ex-husband is from a conservative Mennonite background, a step more liberal than Amish. They had electricity and cars and all. Our first Christmas, my brother came over with a tree and my husband was having a great time decorating it. I found out later that it was the first Christmas tree he had ever had. Pennsylvania is considered the heart of Amish country, with significant populations in the farm areas of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and states around there. Southern Ontario, Canada, is also a big Amish a
