The people in Siwa believe that being buried in the sand during the hottest time of the day is a therapeutic treatment which can cure rheumatism, joint pain and sexual impotency.

• 当地人相信，在最热的时候把自己埋在沙中具有治疗功能，可以治愈风湿病，关节痛与阳萎。图为41岁的莫麽伊曼把颈部以下的身子埋在沙下。