▁This ▁allows ▁the ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁reb irth ed ▁into ▁another ▁world . ▁ ▁Cor pse ▁rest ing ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁head ▁orient ated ▁toward ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁east ▁is ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁universe . ▁ ▁Mark ed ▁emphas is ▁on ▁right ▁and ▁left : ▁position ▁of ▁hands ; ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁cor pse ; ▁left ▁turns ▁and ▁right ▁turns . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁person ▁is ▁turned , ▁it ▁creates ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁cos mic ▁axis . ▁ ▁Pla cing ▁of ▁offer ings ▁at ▁the ▁sides , ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁bur ial ▁pit . ▁ ▁This ▁pla cement ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁sacred ▁points : ▁North / S outh / E ast / West / Z en ith / N ad ir / Center ▁ ▁Ver bal ization ▁of ▁the ▁offer ings ▁as ▁“ fo od ▁for ▁the ▁dead ”. ▁ ▁The ▁dead ▁not ▁only ▁consist ▁of ▁ancest ors , ▁but ▁also ▁myth ical ▁be ings ▁of ▁the ▁master s ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁animals . ▁E ating ▁this ▁offering ▁has ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁sexual ▁inter course . ▁The ▁food ▁symbol izes ▁male ▁sem en ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁fert il ization ▁of ▁the ▁super natural ▁being ▁and ▁thus ▁serves ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁multiply ▁the ▁offering . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁an ▁offering ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Mother ▁of ▁Ma ize , ▁the ▁found ▁constit utes ▁as ▁n our ishment ▁and ▁an ▁in cent ive ▁to ▁pro