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After the family has obtained permission from ancestral spirits, men, women and children of the region participate in the preparation of the ritual. After each step, large quantities of ''[[betsabetsa]]'' (traditional alcohollocal rum) are distributed. Men will cut the wood that children collected in the surrounding forests, while the women prepare the rice. Young men of the village participate in '''tolon'omby''', a form of bullfighting with a strong young bull which is marked with a white spot on the forehead. Once tamed, the bull is taken to the ''fijoroana'' (a sacred place) and will be sacrificed the next day after a festive evening and a quest for a sacred tree at night. After the killing the body of the bull is shared and prepared for a feast that can bring together up to a thousand people.