 Homes were cleaned and repaired and new housewares and clothing were purchased.The symbolism of renewal was particularly embodied in the traditional sexual permissiveness encouraged on the eve of the "fandroana" (characterized by early 19th-century British missionaries as an "orgy") and the following morning's return to rigid social order with the sovereign firmly at the helm of the kingdom.On this morning, the first day of the year, a red rooster was traditionally sacrificed and its blood used to anoint the sovereign and others present at the ceremony.