Tuesday, November 26, 2002


Devil's Playground
documents teen Amish house parties.

"...when each child turns 16 they can experience the outside 'english' world with all its temptations -'the devil's playground' - in order to make their decision. This period in their life is known in their Pennsylvania Dutch language as 'rumspringa', which literally translates as 'running around'. It ends whenever an individual feels ready..."

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