Figure 1.--This Mennotite boy wears bib-front overalls at a vocational school where he is learning how to weld. |
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The Mennonites were farmers and brought their agricultural traditions to Mexico. Some photographs show Mennonite families in Canada before they came to Mexico. Mennonite boys still wear the same bib-front overalls they wore when their ancestors came to Mexico in the 1920s. The photograph here is a Mennonite boy in Mexico during the 1920s. At the time this was quite common clothing throughout rural America and Canada. A reader writes, "One of the families I saw in the 1990s strolling the streets of Chihuahua had teen boys dressed exactly like the youngster in this picture. One of the fascinating aspects is that they are able to hold on not only to their religion but also to their dress codes, language and life style. Just compare this to the peer pressure forcing European kids into wearing the uniform of the global village." We note Mennonite boys wearing the same colored shirts and overalls in the 2000s. The only difference we note is that their hats seem a little sportier than we have noticed in America.
The Mennonites were farmers and brought their agricultural traditions to Mexico. Some photographs show Mennonite families in Canada before they came to Mexico. Mennonite boys still wear the same bib-front overalls they wore when their ancestors came to Mexico in the 1920s. The photograph here is a Mennonite boy in Mexico during the 1920s. At the time these overalls were still quite common clothing for boys throughout rural America and Canada.
We note Mennonite boys wearing the same basic styles were see in the 1920s when they first came to Mexico. They wear colored shirts and overalls in the 2000s. It is quite common for younger boys to go barefoot. The only difference we note is that their hats seem a little sportier than we have noticed in America. This photograph here shows Mennonite children from Salamanca village in Mexico. Note the damaged home. The photograph was taken after Hurricane Dean.
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