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The Story of ‘Villain Hitting’ in Hong Kong

‘Villian hitting’ is a traditional Chinese ritual carried out on the day of ‘insects waken 驚蟄’, one of the Chinese solar terms. On that day, people beat the paper effigies, which are called ‘villains’, with a shoe or slipper to bring good fortune to oneself and bad luck away.

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‘Villian hitting’ is a traditional Chinese ritual carried out on the day of ‘insects waken 驚蟄’, one of the Chinese solar terms. On that day, people beat the paper effigies, which are called ‘villains’, with a shoe or slipper to bring good fortune to oneself and bad luck away.

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