These are part of a cycle to enhance life and commonly have an agricultural theme with planting, growing, and ripening into old age. Death rituals are highly important and these can have stages continuing for years to assist the dead in the journey through the afterworld. Headhunting was formerly an integral part of these death rituals. Lastly, there is the celebration of spiritual differentiation with an openness to life and acceptance of its manifold manifestations. These life forms are venerated for their potency.
All traditional societies have social hierarchies.
These may be based on different spiritual origins. Heroic journeys of folk heroes are echoed in the importance given to journeys in life to gain knowledge, experience, and wealth. Rituals involve journeys, such as a ship of the dead. Through mortuary ritual, the dead can give benefits to the living. Traditional religion in Indonesia is today under threat, especially from Islam and Christianity.