Hong Kong's 'villain hitting' ritual draws crowds

Описание: (14 Mar 2023)
HONG KONG WHACKING TRADITION

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Hong Kong - 3 March 2023

1. Various of ritual practitioner Ho Pan-yong using an old shoe sole to perform a ritual, hitting a paper that represents someone her customer doesn't like and wishes to target
2. Wide of Ho in front of her stall with her neighbor
3. Mid of a customer lighting incense offering
4. Mid of Ho performing ritual blessing for a customer
5. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Edison Chan, tourist from mainland China:
“I just walked past this area and saw this. But I know that this is a well-known tradition from Hong Kong and so I just want to try it. I’m hoping to cut out all the gossips around me and wish that the bad people will stay away from me.”

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Hong Kong - 5 March 2023

6. Tilt down from road bridge to Ho’s stall and neighbouring stalls
7. Various of Ho in front of her stall, demonstrating her skills to attract customers

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Hong Kong - 3 March 2023

8. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Ho Pan-yong, ritual practitioner:
“I have two kinds of papers that represent the bad people in your life - male or female. You can write down the name of your target on the paper. If you don’t have a specific target, I can just banish any potential bad people around you. Then I will use this piece of paper that represents dispelling all the difficulties surrounding you. I’ll wave it around you, like sweeping away all the bad things away from you and this will keep your secure.”

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Hong Kong - 5 March 2023

9. Various of ritual practitioners in front of their stalls performing the rituals for customers

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Hong Kong - 3 March 2023

10. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Ho Pan-yong, ritual practitioner:
“Some of my customers who have troubles at work or are being unfairly treated, I help them by whacking the bad people away and this helps to get rid of their trouble. Some customers whose family members always argue, I help them to get family members to work out their problems. My job is to help people.”

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Hong Kong - 6 March 2023

11. Pan from the queue to practitioners performing the ritual
12. Various of the long queue

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Hong Kong - 2 March 2023

13.SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Dr Sze Chi-ming, director of the Hong Kong History Society:
“The meaning behind this ritual is to get rid of people who are causing you trouble. The ritual also involves offering prayers to the spirit of the tiger because traditionally this tiger is considered to be very fierce and by praying to it, you will get it on your side to protect you instead of causing you trouble. Nowadays, this ritual has evolved to include blessings to invoke the help of any gods so they bring good luck for the year.”

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Hong Kong - 5 March 2023

14. Tilt down from the incenses and candles and other offerings to paper tigers on the shrine
15. Close of the tiger figure
16. Shift focus from reflection of the busy crossing to Buddha with thousand hands
17. Shift focus from burning incenses to close of the slippers used for the whacking

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UK (exact location not supplied) - 8 March 2023
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18. SOUNDBITE (English) Beatrice Ng-Kessler, Registered clinical psychologist in Hong Kong and UK:

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Hong Kong - 6 March 2023

19. Tracking shot of practitioners whacking the papers and customers sitting on stools, lining up for their turns

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UK (exact location not supplied) - 8 March 2023
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