The mock battles between the women as they pelted each other with balls of cactus leaves , moss , marigolds and reeds was to make the ixipta laugh .
The young woman chosen to die was never allowed to cry .
The mock battles between the women as they pelted each other with balls of cactus leaves , moss , marigolds and reeds was to make the ixipta laugh , because the young woman chosen to die was never allowed to cry .