Editing Norfolk Island (section)

== Culture ==
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While there was no "indigenous" culture on the island at the time of settlement, the Tahitian influence of the Pitcairn settlers has resulted in some aspects of Polynesian culture being adapted to that of Norfolk, including the [[hula]] dance. Local cuisine also shows influences from the same region.

Islanders traditionally spend a lot of time outdoors, with fishing and other aquatic pursuits being common pastimes, an aspect which has become more noticeable as the island becomes more accessible to tourism. Most island families have at least one member involved in primary production in some form.
[[File:Norfolk Island Philip Island3.jpg|thumb|right|View across to Phillip Island]]

Religious observance remains an important part of life for some islanders, particularly the older generations, but actual attendance is about 8% of the resident population plus some tourists. In the 2006 census, 19.9% had no religion<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.info.gov.nf/reports/Census/Census_2006.pdf |title=Norfolk Island Census, 2006 |access-date=17 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040753/http://www.info.gov.nf/reports/Census/Census_2006.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> compared with 13.2% in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.info.gov.nf/reports/Census/Book1996.pdf |title=Norfolk Island Census, 1996 |access-date=17 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035632/http://www.info.gov.nf/reports/Census/Book1996.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> Businesses are closed on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and Sundays.<ref name=":2" />

One of the island's long-term residents was the novelist [[Colleen McCullough]], whose works include ''[[The Thorn Birds]]'' and the ''[[Masters of Rome]]'' series as well as ''[[Morgan's Run]]'', set, in large part, on Norfolk Island. [[Ruth Park]], notable author of ''[[The Harp in the South]]'' and many other works of fiction, also lived on the island for several years after the death of her husband, writer D'Arcy Niland. Actress/singer [[Helen Reddy]] also moved to the island in 2002, and maintained a house there.<ref>{{cite web | work=Probus South Pacific | url=https://www.probussouthpacific.org/557045e8/Helen_Reddy_My_island_home | title=Helen Reddy: My island home | access-date=17 April 2014 | date=12 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226235855/http://www.probussouthpacific.org/557045e8/Helen_Reddy_My_island_home | archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status = live}}</ref>

American novelist [[James A. Michener]], who served in the [[United States Navy]] during World War II, set one of the chapters of his episodic novel ''[[Tales of the South Pacific]]'' on Norfolk Island.

The island is one of the few locations outside North America to celebrate the holiday of [[Thanksgiving]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2011/norfolk_island.htm|title=Norfolk Island Public Holidays 2011 (Oceania)|work=qppstudio.net|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127035617/http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2011/norfolk_island.htm|archive-date=27 November 2011|access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref>

Norfolk Island has a number of museums and heritage organisations, including [[Norfolk Island Museum]] and [[Bounty Museum]]. The former has five sites within the [[Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area]], a World Heritage Site also linked to the [[Australian Convict Sites]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bounty Folk Museum {{!}} Norfolk Island, Australia & Pacific {{!}} Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/new-south-wales/norfolk-island/attractions/bounty-folk-museum/a/poi-sig/1160219/362277 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329131945/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/australia/new-south-wales/norfolk-island/attractions/bounty-folk-museum/a/poi-sig/1160219/362277 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Island Museum {{!}} Norfolk Island Museum |url=http://norfolkislandmuseum.com.au/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=norfolkislandmuseum.com.au |archive-date=10 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010012744/http://norfolkislandmuseum.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Australian Convict Sites |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1306/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029203618/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1306 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Cuisine===
The cuisine of Norfolk Island is very similar to that of the [[Pitcairn Islands]], as Norfolk Islanders trace their origins to Pitcairn. The local cuisine is a blend of [[British cuisine]] and [[Tahitian cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jasons.com/norfolk-island/shopping-in-norfolk-island|title=Jasons|website=Jasons|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191119/http://www.jasons.com/norfolk-island/shopping-in-norfolk-island|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightcentre.com.au/world-travel/australia/norfolk-island|title=Norfolk Island Travel Guide – Norfolk Island Tourism – Flight Centre|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114547/https://www.flightcentre.com.au/world-travel/australia/norfolk-island|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recipes from Norfolk Island of Pitcairn origin include mudda (green banana dumplings) and kumara pilhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2015/03/the-food-of-norfolk-island.html|title=The Food of Norfolk Island.|website=www.theoldfoodie.com|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201742/http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2015/03/the-food-of-norfolk-island.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthy-life.narod.ru/wor_ek156.htm|title=Norfolk Island (Norfolk Island Recipes)|website=www.healthy-life.narod.ru|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233943/http://www.healthy-life.narod.ru/wor_ek156.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The island's cuisine also includes foods not found on Pitcairn, such as chopped salads and fruit pies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2013/07/05/homegrown-norfolk-island|title=Homegrown: Norfolk Island|date=5 July 2013|access-date=26 July 2018|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727025751/https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2013/07/05/homegrown-norfolk-island|url-status=live}}</ref>