Fijiansoncewerecannibalsandhead-hunters,MostofthemarenowChristians,buttheystillobservelocalcustoms.Theymakeoutriggercanoesfromhollowedlogs.Theyalsomanufacturepotteryandpersonalornamentsofshell,bone,andboarstusks.AsmallclanlivingnearVitiLevustillpracticestheancientcustomoffirewalking.Performersdonotwalkonfire,butonhotstones.Fijiansdrinkkava（yanggonainFijian）,astrongbutnon-intoxicatingdrinkmadefromtherootofapepperplant.Thedrinkpartiallynumbsthetongueandlips.Fijiansuseitaspartofmostceremonies.Theycelebrateeveryoccasionwithdancing.
MostFijiansgrowcropsorcatchfishforaliving,butmanyworkfortheEuropeansasclerks,carpenters,andpolice.PeopleofIndiandescentgrowmostoftheislandssugarcane,andtheyalsokeepdairycattle.Minerstakegold,copper,andironfromtherocksofthelagerisland.TheFijiIslandproducecoconuts,sugar,gold,timber,andtobacco.TheyshiptropicalfruitstoAustraliaandNewZealand.MosteasternFijiIslandsarevolcanic.Theyonlyindustrythereismakingcopra（driedcoconutmeat）.
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