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Rumspringa is Pennsylvanian Dutch for “running around”. Rumspringa starts when the Amish are between 14-16 years old, and ends when they have found a spouse. They're, in their Rumspringa period, allowed to do non-Amish things, for an example, they're allowed to drive cars and several non-Christian things. Neither do they have to pray, nor do they wear the traditional Amish clothes.
They’re free until they have to make a decision: whether they want to live the Amish life or the stressed life.
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An average Amish youth would smoke cigarettes, drive cars, make out with other, dance, party and drink beer. They can also just do what they used to do, or play volleyball, swim, ice skate, hike, fish, hunt, attend large outdoor picnics and, sometimes, participate in barn parties.
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A myth about the Amish youth and Rumspringa is that “Amish parents encourage or even urge their children to explore the outside world”. This is false, though. Rumspringa is not a “time out”, it's rather an old tradition that gives youth more time with their peers on weekends as they begin dating and preparing for adulthood.
There's also a myth that states “Rumspringa show Amish youth abandoning their rural homes for wild lives in the city” which is untrue. A vast majority of Amish youth do, however, chose to stay Amish and with their families.
One of the more common misconceptions is that “youth who do not join the church will be shunned for the rest of their lives”. Just as the above, this is false. In fact; those who reject baptism may interact with family and community because they've not broken any religious vows or laws. Shunning is a reality, but only for those who have already been baptised and are members of the Amish church.
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I've made a little list of similarities between my parents and Amish