The culture of Wallis and Futuna is similar to the cultures of its neighboring Polynesian nations including Samoa and Tonga terms of language, dance, general etiquette cuisine, and modes of celebration.
Custom
DespiteWallis and Futuna’s contact or interaction with the West, customary traditions remain intact.Custom provides the basis for many actions, and issues are settled customarily, making them a strong and united community.Cultural traditions in Wallis and Futuna have a strong community focus andencourages individuals the means to help each other and maintain balanced relationships within and between families, villages, and districts.
Religion
The religious composition of Wallis and Futuna is as follows: Catholic contribute 93.7%, other and Unknown Christians 3.2%, Other Religionists 2.0%, None Religious 0.7%, and 0.4% is Unknown.
Food and cuisine
The traditional earthen oven known as the Umu is a method of slow steaming food that is common in most Polynesian islands.Most dishes includewrapping ingredients in banana leaves and laying them in an earthen oven made with a bed of red hot volcanic stones. The dish is then left to steam for several hours then removed and served.Wallisian and Futunan cuisine uses ingredients such as coconut milk, tubers, and shellfish.
Popular Wallis and Futuna dishes include the Ika, which is a raw fish dish. It consists of raw fish marinated in citrus juice and coconut milk. The fish is then mixed with coconut milk and diced vegetables
Music
The music of Wallis and Futuna has a rich tradition and is Polynesian in form. Traditional music instruments usually used include body percussion, harps (utete), gongs (Lali), stamping tubes, sticks, rolled mats (fala), sounding boards (lolongo papa), flutes, shell trumpets, and leaf oboes
Sport
Sport in Wallis and Futuna includes sporting codes such as Archery, Boxing, Archery, Athletics, Football,Rugby, Weightlifting, Sailing, and Athletics, to mention but a few.
