Before the Festival begins, we must make sure our clothes are clean, our shoes are polished, and that we are all washed up. During the days of counting the Omer, we do not cut our hair. Now is a good time to go for a haircut. Now it's time for candle-lighting. Everyone is dressed in their best clothes.
First daughters light their candle.
Then mother lights hers. Check with your local rabbi for exact times for all Shavuot candle lighting times. Be sure to use a pre-existing flame such as a pilot light, or yahrzeit candle which was lit before Yom Tov. Then father makes kiddush on a big cup of red wine. On Yom Tov, there are many kinds of work we don't do.