Two Worlds - Dutch Country

Dutch folk culture is divided into two completely different ways of life. The Amish and related religious sects represent a minority of the Dutch population and are known as Plain Dutch. The majority of Pennsylvania Dutch Lutherans and Reformed denominations are known as Gay Dutch. The difference between them is that the Gay Dutch accept the world as it is, while the Plain Dutch separate themselves partially from the rest of the world in matters of dress, discipline and nonconformity.

Kutztown, Pennsylvania · United States