The video presents a local folk remedy known as "licking the column" that takes place at a carved stone column located in the al‑Jay al‑Yusufi school in the Al‑Darb al‑Ahmar district (near شارع سوق السلاح). The speaker describes the column’s physical features—a hollow about five centimeters deep— and explains that the carving was not made by workers or carpenters but by people’s tongues from excessive licking. According to the narrator, the practice dates back to the era of Muhammad Ali, when it was considered an extremely effective (though absurd) cure: one must press a lemon against the column, then lick the column until the tongue bleeds, repeating the ritual three times daily to cure any illness. The speaker also recounts an anecdote about a woman who, after following the treatment, was robbed of her belongings, emphasizing the bizarre and risky nature of the custom. The overall tone is informal, narrative, and slightly sensational, presenting the practice as a curious cultural oddity rather than endorsing it.
