Ixtab guides the souls of those who die by hanging to a paradise distinct from Xibalba, offering them rest and abundance rather than the trials and dangers that await ordinary dead in the Maya underworld.
In Yucatec Maya belief recorded by Landa, Ixtab guides the souls of those who die by hanging to a paradise beneath Yax Che, the great ceiba world tree, where they rest in its shade with abundant food and drink.
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