In India, we’re quick to whisper about “black magic” and blame it on someone, usually without proof but with plenty of conviction. In Hong Kong, though, there’s a place where frustration meets ritual in the most unusual way. Known locally as “villain hitting” or da siu yan, it’s a centuries-old folk practice where elderly women take your simmering anger, at a cheating partner, a bad boss, a meddling relative, or just plain bad luck, and symbolically whack it away with a slipper. (Also read: Step inside Cola King’s daughter Devyani Jaipuria’s massive farmhouse that looks straight out of a Hollywood movie ) In Hong Kong, the ancient ritual of villain hitting allows participants to symbolically hit their troubles away with a shoe. (Instagram/@aakanksha.monga) What exactly is the villain hitting ritual Travel blogger Akanksha Monga recently shared her hands-on experience with one of Hong Kong’s most curious traditions in a February 16 Instagram post. “So I got my enemy cursed with a SHOE in Hong Kong. No, I’m serious,” she wrote. Known as the villain hitting …