People start preparing for the celebration weeks ahead of time by celening their homes. They wash their rugs and curtains, clean their furniture, and often paint the wash their rugs and curtains, clean their furnituer, and often paint the walls of their home. They also make or duy at least one set of new clothes for each person. They bake pastries and put seeds in a pot to grow into a green plant as a symbol of spring and new birth.