Indiscreet Window — The Mennonite Girl

Here I captured a Mennonite girl as she was grabing some snapshots of her visit to La Antigua Guatemala. I believe this is the third or fourth time I make photos of Mennonites in Guatemala.

Can someone enlighten me with the difference between Mennonites and Amish?

4 Responses to "Indiscreet Window — The Mennonite Girl"

Randall Hartman says:
March 6, 2017 at 10:06 am
Hi Rudy. I’m writing this from one of the largest Amish communities in the United States: Shipshewana, Indiana. I’m not an expert but I’ll share the little bit I know. The Amish are much more conservative. The Amish in this area only drive horse and buggies. I’m guessing in 24 hours I have more than 100 buggies go past my house each day. They cannot have telephones in their house. Their clothing is much plainer than that of the Mennonite. Mennonites can have cars and telephones and most of the other things someone like me owns. They both come from the same religious background. And the Amish and Mennonite women all wear a prayer cap or bonnet. It’s quite interesting. But like most things, there are many varieties of Amish and Mennonites.
One week from today I’ll be in Antigua. Perhaps we will see each other!
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1. Rudy says:
  March 6, 2017 at 10:33 am
  Thanks Randall for sharing this information about the Mennonites and Amish. What’s a buggie? The surest way to meet me and also have lots of fun is to take a photo walk with me. You can book a photo walk through http://www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com
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2. Randall Hartman says:
  March 6, 2017 at 11:51 am
  Rudy here’s a picture of an Amish buggy I took in front of my house.
  https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/59f21b53b3c923b284a7310c007b783fda65d45c2a210f9351183e576547b786.jpg
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  1. Rudy says:
    March 6, 2017 at 12:43 pm
    Thanks. Now I understand.
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Indiscreet Window — The Mennonite Girl

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