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What are the unique customs and habits of Equatorial Guinea?

In Equatorial Guinea, 82% of the residents believe in Catholicism and 15% believe in Islam. Practice polygamy. Equatorial Guineans pay attention to etiquette, and shorts, vests and shirtless clothes are not allowed on public occasions. The traditional costume of Equatorial Guinea is called "robe", which is a wide one-piece skirt with bright colors and is usually worn during festivals. The diet of indigenous people is mainly peanuts, cassava, potatoes, corn, bananas, pumpkins, fish, etc. Traditional processing methods are mostly mashed with wooden sticks and cooked or fermented. A kind of food with pumpkin or peanut wrapped in banana leaves and fish, meat or vegetables is called "Little White Anna", which is a traditional food of local people.

In rural areas of Equatorial Guinea and China, young people dance on wooden drums to convey their feelings when they are in love. When dancing, the girl wears feathers in her head, an animal skin dress around her waist, and strings of shells, tortoise shells and small bells tied to her calves. Young men are topless, with black and white stripes on their upper body, chest and legs. Young men and women twist their limbs, abdomen and buttocks with the happy rhythm of percussion instruments such as wooden drums to express their love and form lovers after the dance. On the wedding night, young men and women are also invited to dance wood to celebrate.