Editing Palau (section)

==Culture==
{{See also|Music of Palau}}
[[File:A traditional Palauan hut, 2012.jpg|thumb|A traditional Palauan [[Bai (house)|''bai'']]]]

Palauan society follows a very strict [[Matrilineality|matrilineal]] system. Matrilineal practices are seen in nearly every aspect of Palauan traditions, especially in funerals, marriages, inheritance, and the passing of traditional titles.

The cuisine includes local foods such as [[cassava]], [[taro]], [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]], potato, fish and pork. It is also heavily influenced by Japanese, American, and [[Filipino cuisine]], because of the significant presence of Filipino migrant workers. [[Megabat|Fruit bat]] soup is a Palauan delicacy.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 June 2016 |title=Fruit bat soup has chicken-like taste |work=Newcastle Herald |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3960841/fruit-bat-soup-has-chicken-like-taste/ |url-status=live |access-date=9 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182921/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3960841/fruit-bat-soup-has-chicken-like-taste/ |archive-date=9 March 2018}}</ref> Some local drinks include an alcoholic drink made from a coconut on the tree; a drink made from the roots of the [[kava]]; and the chewing of [[Areca nut|betel nuts]]. A dessert called ''tama'' was developed in Palau.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 December 2016 |title=Tama – A Year Cooking the World |url=https://ayearcookingtheworld.com/tag/tama/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015618/https://ayearcookingtheworld.com/tag/tama/ |archive-date=25 January 2018 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=ayearcookingtheworld.com}}</ref>

===Traditional government===
{{main|Traditional chiefs of Palau}}

=== Newspapers ===
Palau has several newspapers:<ref>{{cite web|last=Dawrs|first=Stu|title=Research Guides: Pacific Islands Newspapers : Palau|url=https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105813&p=687891|access-date=16 September 2020|website=guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126202854/https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105813&p=687891|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Homepage|url=https://islandtimes.org/|access-date=16 September 2020|website=Island Times|archive-date=17 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917013125/https://islandtimes.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* ''Rengel Belau'' (1983–1985)
* ''Tia Belau'' (1992–present)
* ''Island Times''

===Sports===
[[Baseball in Palau|Baseball has been popular in Palau]] since its introduction to the country in the 1920s by the Japanese. The [[Palau national baseball team]] won the gold medal at the 1990, 1998 and [[2010 Micronesian Games]], as well as at the [[2007 Pacific Games]]. On 20 June 2022, left fielder [[Bligh Madris]] played his first game for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] against the [[Chicago Cubs]], thus becoming the first Palauan to play in the MLB. Palau has a [[Palau national football team|national football team]], organized by the [[Palau Football Association]], but is not a member of [[FIFA]]. The association organizes the [[Palau Soccer League]].

The [[Belau Omal Marathon]] began in 2023 as a partnership between Palau and [[Taiwan]].