Opening of the Mouth

In ancient Egypt The opening of the mouth or opening of the mouth and eyes was a tradition and a very important event where the chief lector priest would open the eyes and the mouth of the dead corps. This was mainly done for two reasons.
 * 1) The First being that they thought they needed there eyes and their mouth open to eat, see, talk and breath during there afterlife journey. In the after life they thought it was necessary for the person to be able to do that.
 * 2) The Second reason is so that during the ceremony, the opening of the mouth would help the persons Ra, or their personality or instincts be released from there body. When the Ba was released it would then come together with the Ka, which was the life, the pure essence of a person. When the Ba and the Ka would come together they would make the persons Akh, which is the person most spiritual and immortal part of the soul.