page_title: Culture of Wallis and Futuna
section_title: Festivals and dance
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Wallis and Futuna / Festivals and dance
caption_attribution_description: English: 11th International Folklore Festival "Kashubian Culture Days". Chojnice, Poland. Wallis Mako ensemble from Wallis and Futuna. Polski: 11. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Folkloru "Dni Kultury Kaszubskiej". Chojnice. Grupa Wallis Mako z Wallis i Futuny.
context_page_description: Wallis and Futuna, an overseas territory of France in Oceania has a rich Polynesian culture that is very similar to the cultures of its neighbouring nations Samoa and Tonga. The Wallisian and Futunan cultures share very similar components in language, dance, cuisine and modes of celebration.
  Fishing and agriculture are the traditional practices and most people live in traditional fate houses in an oval shape made of thatch. Kava, as with many Polynesian islands, is a popular beverage brewed in the two islands, and is a traditional offering in rituals. Highly detailed tapa cloth art is a specialty of Wallis and Futuna.
context_section_description: Numerous festivals are celebrated in Wallis and Futuna throughout the year; on St Chanel Day, pigs are roasted and placed in the sun, and dancing performances are held. The Wallis and Futuna Festival is put on in Noumea annually. Flae fones are community feasting and meeting structures.
  Known for their sword dance, the people of Wallis and Futuna are stated to be "excellent dancers". There are at least 16 types of dances (faive), their differences based upon location, occasion, number of dancers, gender, accompanying instruments, and other modifiers. Most dances are accompanied by singing and some type of percussion instruments as dancing without drumming is considered unusual. The kailao (paddle-club dance), however, has no song and only includes percussion.Wallis and Futuna dancers perform across the Oceania region at festivals.
caption: Dancers from Wallis and Futuna performing the 'Plantation'
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