create ▁more ▁ma ize . ▁ ▁Att itude ▁of ▁“ open ing ” ▁and ▁“ clos ing ▁the ▁home ”. ▁ ▁Pur ification ▁by ▁turning . ▁ ▁By ▁rapidly ▁turning ▁the ▁cor pse , ▁one ▁becomes ▁invisible ▁and ▁inv ul ner able ▁to ▁Death . ▁For ▁nine ▁days ▁and ▁night s , ▁the ▁soul ▁wand ers ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁that ▁ends ▁in ▁the ▁reb irth ▁of ▁that ▁soul . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁The ▁K og i ▁have ▁many ▁characteristics ▁that ▁define ▁their ▁culture . ▁For ▁example , ▁all ▁K og i ▁men ▁receive ▁a ▁" pop oro " ▁when ▁they ▁come ▁of ▁age . ▁The ▁" pop oro " ▁is ▁a ▁small , ▁h ollow ▁g ourd ▁that ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁" lim a ," ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁pow der ▁that ▁is ▁made ▁by ▁he ating ▁and ▁cr ushing ▁shell s ▁to ▁produce ▁l ime . ▁The ▁men ▁also ▁continu ously ▁che w ▁c oca ▁leaves , ▁a ▁tradition ▁followed ▁by ▁many ▁ind igen ous ▁tribes ▁to ▁connect ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁natural ▁world . ▁As ▁they ▁che w ▁the ▁c oca ▁leaves , ▁they ▁su ck ▁on ▁the ▁l ime ▁pow der ▁in ▁their ▁pop or os , ▁which ▁they ▁extract ▁with ▁a ▁stick , ▁and ▁rub ▁the ▁mixture ▁on ▁the ▁g ourd ▁with ▁the ▁stick ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁hard ened ▁layer ▁or ▁cr ust . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁this ▁layer ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁m atur ity ▁and ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁K og i ▁man . ▁ ▁K og i ▁men ▁and