The Torah and the prayer books refer to this day as the Day of Remembrance and the Day of Shofar Blowing. It is the first day of a ten-day long period of introspection and repentance called the Ten Days of Repentance and ends with the conclusion of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The New Year and the holiday of Rosh Hashanah begin on the first day on the month of Tishrei. The Torah prescribes to sound the shofar on Rosh Hashanah - the sound of the shofar heard hundred times during the festive services. Prayers on Rosh Hashanah recall the major themes of holiday, including the tradition that this is the anniversary of the creation of the universe, and that God is the master of the universe who, on this day, passes a judgment over the fate of his creations. Special food for Rosh Hashanah includes honey and pomegranate and round challah bread to symbol a sweet and successful new year.