Especially, as far as the New Year festival event is concerned, toshi-otoko presides the event by directing all particulars such as the year-end cleaning, the New Year decorations, water drawing on the New Year's day, offerings for "toshigami" (the god of the incoming year), and "osechi" food (special food for the New Year).
特に正月に限っては、一家の行事すべてを「年男」が取り仕切り行い、正月が近づいた暮れの大掃除をはじめ、正月の飾りつけ、元旦の水汲み、年神の供物をととのえたり、御節料理の準備など一切を取り仕切った。