tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5410493794657505748..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Dugnad" explainedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69263461653617294812018-11-24T12:45:57.030-06:002018-11-24T12:45:57.030-06:00I know that the Amish will have "barn raising...I know that the Amish will have "barn raisings" where the entire community comes together, puts us a big barn, then has a big "homecoming" style meal. And while this is likely to be a practice in many communities across the world, I found that that Amish have a German and Swiss background. So, Sweden being a Nordic country, I wonder if the Amish do this as a function of dugnad...or a function of their isolationist tendencies, in which the people almost of necessity much work together? What do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com