▁but ▁also ▁with ▁a ▁gener ous ▁and ▁kind ▁attitude ▁and ▁out look ▁on ▁life . ▁This ▁ceremony ▁last s ▁for ▁four ▁night s ▁and ▁five ▁days ▁and ▁occurs ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁when ▁a ▁child ▁experiences ▁her ▁first ▁men stru ation . ▁During ▁this ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁initi ate ▁will ▁have ▁an ▁adult ▁female ▁ment or , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ide al ▁Woman , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁prime ▁example ▁of ▁someone ▁who ▁follows ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁also ▁res emb les ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁Ch anging ▁Woman . ▁This ▁ceremony ▁involves ▁five ▁steps : ▁m old ing ▁into ▁Ch anging ▁Woman , ▁running , ▁hair ▁was hing , ▁painting , ▁and ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁corn ▁c ake . ▁ ▁Mold ing ▁into ▁Ch anging ▁Woman ▁ ▁Ch anging ▁Woman ▁is ▁a ▁N ava jo ▁de ity ▁who ▁emb od ies ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ide als ▁of ▁a ▁N ava jo ▁woman . ▁The ▁girl ▁part aking ▁in ▁the ▁ceremony ▁is ▁m old ed ▁by ▁her ▁ment or , ▁the ▁Ide al ▁Woman , ▁who ▁is ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Ch anging ▁Woman ▁and ▁an ▁ideal ▁N ava jo ▁woman . ▁Ide al ▁woman ▁m olds ▁the ▁initi ate ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁represent ▁Ch anging ▁Woman ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁ideal ▁qual ities . ▁During ▁the ▁K ina al da ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁initi ate ' s ▁body ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁soft ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁birth , ▁so