What is the Opening of mouth ceremony?

Answer 1

The ritual involved the symbolic animation of aStatueor Mummyby magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old_Kingdomto the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual Adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent-head blade, and a variety of other amulets. A calf's leg was also held up to the lips painted on the coffin.

The ancient Egyptians believed that in order for a person's soul to survive in the afterlife it would need to have food and water. A special ritual called the 'Opening of the Mouth' was performed so that the person who died could eat and drink again in the afterlife.