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Hutterites do different things in their leisure time. They play sports, visit other colonies, work on crafts, read, and spend a lot of time singing. Sport-related activities enjoyed by Hutterites are hockey, volleyball, baseball, soccer, football, lacrosse and others. Hutterite young people from different colonies get to know each other by visiting for the day or weekend. Many different opportunities arise that enable young people to get together. For example, because Hutterites tend to help each other out a lot, a group of young people might get together to help on a building project. Other times, Hutterites might be offered a picking of required vegetables by another colony, so a trip is arranged for that purpose. Or they will simply go visiting to other colonies. Crafts are enjoyed more by females than by males. Creating flower arrangements, knitting, crocheting, needle-point, sewing, and rug-making are some of the crafts enjoyed by Hutterian women. Hutterites spend a lot of time choral singing. Hutterite youths sing at old-folks homes, at charity fundraisers, in hospitals and on their own and in different colonies. Many colonies don't officially allow musical instruments, but in quite often they are around. Some less conservative Hutterites do not prohibit instruments and, in fact, encourage participation in music lessons and instrument-accompanied singing. Even though Hutterites have no TVs or VCRs, there is no lack of things to do. |
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