The ceremonies include colorful dance and dramas. Buddhism and Hinduism were important religions on the island hundred years ago, but Indonesian now has relatively few Buddhists or Hindus. People in some isolated areas still follow ancient local religion. In part of Borneo, for example, people worship ancestors, idols, and natural feature. The main food of Indonesia is rice.
People boil or fry rice in various ways, and serve it with a great variety of other foods.
Indonesians generally cook their food in coconut milk and oil, and sometimes serve it wrapped in banana or coconut leaves. The people may serve rice with meat, fish or fish souce, vegetables, or simply flavored with hot spices. The meat is usually water buffalo, beef, or chicken. They eat little pork because most are Muslims, and their religion forbids them to eat pork. Maize is a major food in some areas.