The Culbert family grocery shops at Shady Maple, in the heart of the Amish Country, Lancaster County. Here life stand still on Sundays where stores are closed in keeping with the observance of the Sabbath Day of rest. The Amish still shun modern conveniences, choosing instead to travel by horse and buggy. The women still hand make their clothing and the Amish dress "plainly". They are aptly named "plain people", while we, on the outside, are called the English.
The Amish are very devout in their faith. They take very seriously the Biblical commands to separate themselves from the world.
The Amish are primarily farmers. Their children attend one room Amish schoolhouses, but only go to school up to 8th grade.
In this close up you can see Flat Stanley holding on to the buggy just waiting for a ride. There are no Amish people in this photograph out of respect for their faith. The Amish do not like to be photograph because the Bible warns against creating idols and images, and they consider a photograph an idol.
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