The children sometimes dug for witchie grubs, which were considered a delicacy and had a sweet nutty flavor when lightly cooked over the open camp fire. Relatives and friends from different tribes would gather at a corroboree to celebrate special occasions. Singing and dancing around the camp fire to the rhymic sound of the Digeridoo. Because there was no written Aboriginal language, they passed their customs from one generation to the next through dance and storytelling mythology, called the Dreamtime. Aboriginal legends, songs and dances tell of powerful spirits who created the land and people during the Dreamtime.
Aboriginal art is unique and often features animal.
Primitive paintings of animals are usually drawn with their bones and internal organs showing. The paints they used were ground from the earth around them and came in colors of rich reds, browns and yellow ocher. Now a days, Aboriginal art is highly valued and sought by collectors all over the world. Today, most Aborigines live in cities and towns or in isolated settlements near tribal lands. Few continue their nomadic ways.