When Amish children turn 16, the rules change. They're encouraged to experiment and explore. The idea is that teens will come back to the church after tasting the modern world. For most, this means a ...

The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most Americans know very little about the realities of growing up Amish, but Johnny Detweiler (@johnnydetweiler4) is trying to ...

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(CNN) — The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...

2 Crystal Lucas-Perry, Grey Henson, and More Will Lead BIGFOOT! Off-Broadway "Rumspringa", the Amish rave drama written and directed by Peter Zinn, will end its limited engagement at The Green Room ...

Coming-of-age traditions exist in many cultures, from Hispanic Quinceaneras to Jewish Bat and Bar Mitzvahs, even the American Sweet 16 celebration. In the Amish culture, youth determine whether they ...

With Breaking Amish, Return to Amish, and, now, Expecting Amish — a Lifetime movie premiering Saturday at 8 p.m. — the Amish are having a bit of a pop-cultural moment, aren't they? Mostly, these are ...

In the gathering dusk of a warm, humid summer Friday evening in northern Indiana, small groups of Amish-born girls between the ages of sixteen and nineteen walk along straight country lanes that ...

It's a safe bet you've never seen an act quite like The Amish Outlaws before. "I call it Amish Shock and Awe," says Brother "Eazy" Ezekiel, one of the band's founding members, vocalists and its ...