"Hit The Villain" Ritual - Da Xiao Ren (打小人) is a Chinese Folk Sorcery to curse one's enemies.
The Practice of "Hit The Villain" has been popular since Tang Dynasty Period, known as (厌诅 - Yan Zu) or (厌胜 - Yan Sheng).
In this modern society, the practice is still popular in the Guangdong area of Southern China and Hong Kong. It can also be seen in Chinese Temples in Singapore, Malaysia and South East Asia within the Chinese Communities. "Villain Hitting" Ritual on the street is often performed by older ladies. Proper "Villain Hitting" Ritual, which include protection talismans or revenge talismans, will be performed by a Taoist Master / Sorcerer.
There are two types of villains:
Specific Villain
Specific Villain is a person You know personally (or Your enemy) or can be a famous person hated by You and the general public, such as a politician.
Example:
1) Love Rival - Someone snatched away Your boyfriend / girlfriend
2) A person (Your friend or someone You know) who wronged You
"Hit The Villain" Ritual on a specific person / enemy is to make him / her extremely unlucky in his daily activities.
General Villains
General Villains are a group of people potentially harmful to You.
Examples:
1) Your competitors in business
2) Your colleagues might overtake Your promotion in Your job
3) Your colleagues who love to back-stab You or talk bad about You to the boss
"Hit The Villain" Ritual on a general group of villains is to protect Yourself from any bad evil moves that might come your way from colleagues or folks who secretly want to harm You or hope for Your downfall.
The Best Period To Perform "Hit The Villain" Ritual
The Best Of The Best Day To Perform "Hit The Villain" Ritual is on the Day of Jing-Zhe (惊蛰), also known as The Day Of White Tiger Open It's Mouth (白虎开口日).
Base on Chinese Folk Culture, Jing-Zhe (惊蛰) is the day when the insects and animals that are going through hibernation during the winter period, are awakened by the 1st thunder of Spring. As a result, all kinds of foul spirits, including Villains and the White Tiger God (白虎星君) start their activities. Therefore, at this time, You need to "Hit The Villain" to prevent it from harming You.
The word 驚蟄 has the meaning of awakening of hibernated insects. 驚 is startling, and 蟄 is hibernated (insects). The traditional Chinese farming culture said that during Jingzhe, thunderstorms will wake up the hibernated insects, which also means the weather is getting warm.
Jīngzhé (pīnyīn) or Keichitsu (rōmaji) (traditional Chinese: 驚蟄; simplified Chinese: 惊蛰; Japanese: 啓蟄; Korean: 경칩; Vietnamese: Kinh trập; literally: "awakening of insects") is the 3rd of 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 345°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around March 5 or 6 and ends around March 20.
Video: Old Granny Perform "Hit The Villain" Ritual
Other Good Days (Base on Chinese Calender) To Perform "Hit The Villain" Ritual
1) Every 6th Of Lunar Month
2) Every 16th Of Lunar Month
3) Every 26th Of Lunar Month
4) On the day that states Chu Ri (除日) in Chinese Almanac
Base on Traditional Chinese Cosmology, the number "6" and Chu Ri (除日) belong to "Yin" (Negative) Number and "Yin" (Negative) Day, hence is a good day to conduct the "Get Rid Of Villains" Ritual.
Place To Conduct "Hit The Villain" Ritual
Villain hitting is to be done in gloomy and unlucky places such as under the bridges, dark street alley, cross junction roadsides, under pass and hillsides, because such places are easier to provoke the evil spirits. Cross junction roadsides provide the Evil Energy - Sha-Qi(煞气) to restraint and hurt the villain.
Usually Chinese Temples that worship White Tiger God will provide "Hit The Villain" Service.
Ritual and Offerings
The whole ceremony of villain hitting is divided into several parts:
Sacrifice to divinities (奉神)：
Worship of deities by Incense and Candle.
Report (稟告)：
Writing down Your name and the date of birth on the Paper Talisman ( For the person seeking help) . If You want to hit a specific villain (Your enemy), then write down the name, date of birth, and attached a photo of the specific person on the villain paper (a paper human effigy).
Villain hitting (打小人)：
Make use of a varieties of symbolic object such Your shoe / slipper or other religious symbolic weapons like incense sticks to hit or hurt the villain paper.
Food Offering to White Tiger God - Bai Hu (祭白虎)：
Use a white / yellow paper tiger to represent White Tiger God. If You are performing the ritual in a Chinese Temple, usually there will be White Tiger Statue or statue of tigers under the altar. During the offering, a small piece of uncooked pork meat will be put inside the mouth of the paper (or statue of the) tiger (to feed the Tiger). In some regional sacrifice, the master or the villain hitter will burn the paper tiger or cut off its head after making sacrifice to it.
Pray for blessings (祈福)：
Use a red Gui Ren (贵人) paper to pray for blessings and help from Helpful Spirits - Gui Ren (贵人).
Treasure Burning (进宝)：
Burn the Joss Papers to thank the gods and spirits for helping.
If With The Help Of Taoist Master / Sorcerer...
The method of "Hit The Villain" Ritual - Da Xiao Ren (打小人) are the basic method. With the help of a Taoist Master / Sorcerer, the ritual includes several deadly spells and talismans to destroy Your enemy.
The Standard Chant in Cantonese to "Hit The Villain"
打你个小人头，等你有气冇订唞；
打你只小人手，等你有钱唔识执；
打你只小人脚，等你有鞋唔识着；
打你个小人额，等你一世无发达；
打你个小人耳，等你成世无大志；
打你条小人俐，等你食嘢唔知味；
打你个小人心，等你成世苦不堪。
打你个小人头，等你有气冇顶唞，日日去撼头；
打你个小人面，等你全家中非典，成世都犯贱；
打你个小人眼，等你成世都撞版，日日被人斩；
打你个小人耳，等你日日疴烂屎，抆屎用手指；
打你个小人口，等你沟女衰口臭，冇女受你沟；
打你个小人鼻，等你唞气似闻屁，支气管麻痹；
打你个小人颈，等你周身都性病，花柳兼淋病；
打你个小人胸，等你抽筋兼中风，后门畀人通；
打你个小人手，等你有钱唔识收，成世都揸兜；
打你个小人脚，等你日日敷中药，有鞋冇脚著；
打你个小人肚，等你好心冇好报，日日畀人告。
Tips For The Chinese Folks in Singapore / Malaysia / South East Asia:
You may go to a Chinese Temple that worship Tiger God, to do "Hit The Villain" Ritual . Tiger Statue is often placed below the altar. You may do it yourself if You know how, if not pay the old lady sitting down near the Tiger Statue to perform the ritual for You.
Tips For Folks and Chinese Folks (outside South East Asia) :
If You don't know How To "Hit The Villain" , don't have Chinese Temples in Your community and can't find a Taoist Master to perform the ritual for You, You may seek help directly from Taoist Sorcery Master to perform "Hit The Villain" (Hit Your Enemy) Ritual for You to destroy Your enemy. The fee won't be cheap as a real powerful ritual will be performed to make Your enemy ( or a particular person) damn unlucky in his / her every endeavors. You need to provide Your enemy's Full Name, Date Of Birth and Photo.
Email Taoist Sorcery Master for further discussion and service fee.
Related Article:
Chinese Hell Gift Parcel Curse