ew el ry ▁is ▁also ▁was hed ▁during ▁this ▁process . ▁Both ▁the ▁hair ▁was hing ▁and ▁j ew el ry ▁was hing ▁const itute ▁as ▁pur ification ▁procedures . ▁Her ▁mother ▁is ▁given ▁the ▁rin se ▁water ▁to ▁pour ▁out ▁near ▁their ▁home ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁initi ate ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁where ▁she ▁came ▁from . ▁ ▁Face ▁P ain ting ▁ ▁The ▁initi ate ▁is ▁painted ▁with ▁white ▁cl ay , ▁or ▁as hes ▁from ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁an ▁Asp en ▁tree , ▁by ▁Ide al ▁Woman ▁so ▁her ▁height ▁can ▁be ▁increased ▁and ▁she ▁can ▁have ▁minimal ▁signs ▁of ▁ag ing . ▁Her ▁che eks ▁and ▁fore head ▁are ▁painted ▁in ▁hopes ▁for ▁smooth ▁and ▁wr ink le - free ▁skin . ▁S urr ounding ▁members ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ceremony ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁painted ▁to ▁bring ▁them ▁bless ings . ▁ ▁M aking ▁of ▁the ▁Corn ▁C ake ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁tasks ▁during ▁the ▁K ina al da ▁ceremony ▁is ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁the ▁corn ▁c ake , ▁which ▁represents ▁Ch anging ▁Woman , ▁fert ility , ▁and ▁life . ▁Corn ▁is ▁ground ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁b aking ▁of ▁the ▁corn ▁c ake ▁which ▁is ▁b aked ▁during ▁the ▁fourth ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁This ▁c ake ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁offering ▁to ▁the ▁sun , ▁and ▁four ▁pin ches ▁of ▁the ▁c ake ▁are ▁buried ▁as ▁an ▁offering ▁to ▁the ▁earth . ▁Gr inding ▁the ▁corn ▁and ▁mixing ▁the ▁corn