 In some communities, women congregate to play upon the Raban (a type of a drum) to announce the incipient change in the year.Families carry out a variety of rituals, the exact timings of which are determined by astrological calculations - from lighting the fire to making the "Kiribath" (milk rice) to entering into the first business transaction and eating the first morsels.The rituals vary slightly based on the locale.