When visiting a person's house or mosques, one should remove one's shoes and leave them outside at the steps. The traditions are highly valued in the Bruneian society, and they are still very much a part of every Bruneian's life. One should see the colorful and friendly ceremonies of engagements, weddings, investitures or other traditional occasions. The people believe in working together to accomplish a certain feat. As such, it is normal to see big groups of people at these celebrations, doing their bits to help the host.
Dances are a form of traditional amusement and recreation in the old days.
They normally tell the society a story of the Malay legends and mythos, always accompanied by graceful and fluid movements in harmony with traditional music. The official language is Malay but English is widely spoken. Chinese and a number of local dialects are also spoken. The official religion of Brunei is Islam, with His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan as head of the faith in the country. Islamic pratice is actively promoted by the goverment through religious programmes that are broadcast on radio and television.