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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T19:03:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Beneath the expansive concrete overpass amid the bustling hub of Causeway Bay, you'll find a bizarre and enduring tradition in Hong Kong – \"villain hitting.\" Here, elderly women perform an elaborate ritual that involves bashing a name written on paper with a shoe, while chanting, to free people from someone causing them grief and encourage fortune and peace in their place.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Holiday Destinations, Outdoors\n\n**Tags:** History, China, Traditional medicine, Ghosts, ancient, Shoes, Fire, World's Most Powerful",
  "title": "'Villain-hitting' – where a shoe-wielding senior beats your foe from your life"
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