These events include marriages, circumcisions, and hair cutting rituals. Every family in the village participates in such activities because of the strong feeling of community. Lematang families do not usually live together as extended families. Instead, each family tries to have their own separate home. Newlywed couples may temporarily live with their parents, but they prefer to have their own homes as soon as possible.
Men wear western-style cotton shirts and slacks.
Today, nearly all Lematang are Sunni Muslims, although in the past, the influence of Hinduism from India has been great. A mosque serves as the formal religious center in each village, and most men attend Friday prayers at least some of the time. Because the Lematang live in rural areas, unemployment is high. As a result, many of the men are forced to temporarily, or even permanently, move to the cities in search of jobs. Very few of the Lematang have ever heard the Gospel, and there are no missions agencies currently working among them.