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Picture of Hutterite children in North Dakota saying their prayers after an evening meal
November 24, 2021
Evening Prayers
At the Forest River Hutterite Colony in North Dakota, children pray in German after their evening meal. The Hutterites are a sect of Anabaptists, originally from Germany, who live communally.
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