▁with ▁balls ▁of ▁c act us ▁leaves , ▁m oss , ▁mar ig olds ▁and ▁re eds ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁i xi pta ▁laugh , ▁because ▁the ▁young ▁woman ▁chosen ▁to ▁die ▁was ▁never ▁allowed ▁to ▁cry . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁clim ax ▁of ▁the ▁festival ▁of ▁O ch pan iz t li ▁was ▁the ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les ▁subject ed ▁to ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁who ▁for ▁four ▁days ▁was ▁b ede ck ed ▁with ▁flowers ▁and ▁perf ume ▁and ▁was ▁te ased ▁by ▁the ▁woman ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁day ▁about ▁her ▁imp ending ▁do om . ▁The ▁woman ▁was ▁dressed ▁as ▁To ci ▁and ▁had ▁black ▁make - up ▁applied ▁around ▁her ▁mouth ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁face ▁was ▁covered ▁in ▁white ▁make - up , ▁thereby ▁making ▁her ▁res emble ▁To ci ▁whose ▁face ▁was ▁a ▁death ly ▁sh ade ▁of ▁white ▁except ▁for ▁her ▁area ▁around ▁her ▁mouth ▁where ▁her ▁skin ▁was ▁black . ▁One ▁of ▁To ci ' s ▁favorite ▁food s ▁besides ▁human ▁flesh ▁was ▁human ▁ex crement , ▁and ▁this ▁di et ▁had ▁turned ▁the ▁skin ▁around ▁her ▁mouth ▁perman ently ▁black . ▁The ▁woman ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁sacrific ial ▁victim ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁smile ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁and ▁was ▁sever ely ▁be aten ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁women ▁guard ing ▁her ▁if ▁she ▁cried ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁felt ▁that ▁her ▁tears ▁would ▁spo il ▁the ▁ceremony ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁every ▁te ar