Hong Kong's 'Villain Hitting' Ritual Symbolically Drives Away Bad Luck for $5

In Hong Kong, the 'villain hitting' ritual, performed mainly by elderly women under the Canal Road Flyover in Causeway Bay, allows people to symbolically drive away bad luck and enemies by striking paper representations with a shoe and burning them. Costing about 5 USD, the practice attracts locals and tourists alike. Participants describe it as a form of emotional release or cleansing rather than revenge, emphasizing its cultural and symbolic nature.