Zusammenfassung der Ressource
A life faithful to the word. Mennonites in Costa Rica
- Lifestyle
- Women
- Respect their husbands, raise
children, take care of their family.
- Must wear a dress that covers all their
bodies and a white cap on their heads. Short
hair, make-up, earrings, chains,
wrist-watches, colorful, tight or
semi-transparent fabrics are forbidden. They
cannot paint their nails.
- Men
- They take care of their
wives, provide for the
material and spiritual
needs of the family.
- Wear black hats, long trousers and long sleeve shirts
with buttons. Chains, rings,
wrist-watches, shorts, T-shirts,
caps and ties are forbidden.
- Live without a radio, T.V and
their clothing is neves out of
fashion. They consider as a
corrupting influences
- Worship
- Men's hats are left
hanging on the temple
walls.
- Women sit on the left
side of the church, and
men take a sit on the
right-hand side.
- They starts with
three songs sung a
capella
- Spiritual life
- Avoid alcoholic drinks,
cigarretes and another
drugs. Entertaiments such as
sports, movies, betting,
literature, music and dance
- Strict adherence to the
norms of the Bible
- The family is
the center of
the community
- During courtship, the young
couple cannot have any kind
of physical contact.
- Education
- They have their own schools.
- Each congregationhas its
own school but none of
them is approved by the
MEP
- A few young
Mennonites aspire to a
University degree.