September 13, 2013, Friday
In 2012 I took tramways passed by here, heard a bunch of very loud "hitting" noise, but can't guess what was that sounds......then my third elder sister asked us to look to the left, we saw a huge group of people was on villain hitting (da siu yan)!! That was my first time seeing so many people on "da siu yan", was shocked till forgot to take a picture of it......
And this was my second time saw it, didn't really stop down to take a picture, was taking this while I walked passed by......
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2012年搭叮叮车的时候无意间听到很集体大声的“敲打”声,起先根本都不知道哪来的 这么大声的声音啊。。。但当我三姐叫我们看向左边的时候,看到一大群人在打小人,这么壮观的场面,当时都看傻了都忘了拍照。。。那是我第一次看到打小人的场景!!
The concept of "villain" is divided into two types: specific villain and general villain.
- Sacrifice to divinities (奉神):Worship of deities by Incense and Candle.
- Report (稟告):Writing down the name and the date of birth of the client on the Fulu (符籙). If the client requests to hit a specific villain, then write down or put the name, date of birth, photo or clothings of the specific villain on the villain paper.
- Villain hitting (打小人):Make use of a varieties of symbolic object such as the shoe of clients or the villain hitter or other religious symbolic weapons like incense sticks to hit or hurt the villain paper. Villain paper can also be replaced by other derivatives such as man paper, woman paper, five ghost paper etc.
- Sacrifice to Bái Hǔ (祭白虎):The hitters have to make sacrifice to Bái Hǔ if they want to hit the villain on Jingzhe. Use a yellow paper tiger to represent Bái Hǔ, there are black stripes on the paper tiger and a pair of tooth shapes in its mouth. During the sacrifice a small piece of pork is soaked with pig blood and then put inside the mouth of the paper tiger (to feed Bái Hǔ). Bái Hǔ won't hurt others after being fed. Sometimes they will also smear a greasy pork on Bái Hǔ's mouth to make its mouth full of oil and unable to open its mouth to hurt people. In some regional sacrifice the villain hitter would burn the paper tiger or cut off its head after making sacrifice to it.
- Reconciliation (化解)
- Pray for blessings (祈福):Use a red Gui Ren paper to pray for blessings and help from Gui Ren.
- Treasure Burning (進寶):Burn the paper-made-treasure to worship the spirits。
- Zhi Jiao (擲筊) (or so-called "cup hitting" [打杯]):Zhi Jiao, to cast two crescent-shaped wooden pieces to undergo the Zhi Jiao ceremony.
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什 麼 人 需 要 「 打 小 人 」 ? 他 們 為 何 需 要 「 打 小 人 」 ?
打 小 人 收 入 :
「 打 小 人 」 的 儀 式 ?
Fee: HK$50|『打小人』的收費為一次50元港幣,通常老婆婆會先問要打的小人相關資料,若沒寫也沒有關係,接著拿三炷香祭拜神明,祈求事業順利與平安健康。
How to get there: MTR Causeway Bay Station, Exit A (Times Square). Walk towards Canal Road to Hennessy Road. Then will see Canal Road Flyover between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai in front of the World Trade Centre.|搭港鐵MTR到銅鑼灣站A出口(時代廣場),往堅拿道與軒尼詩道方向走去,就可以看到鵝頸橋下,有數攤擺設觀音像與香爐,旁邊還坐著几位婆婆
How to get there: MTR Causeway Bay Station, Exit A (Times Square). Walk towards Canal Road to Hennessy Road. Then will see Canal Road Flyover between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai in front of the World Trade Centre.|搭港鐵MTR到銅鑼灣站A出口(時代廣場),往堅拿道與軒尼詩道方向走去,就可以看到鵝頸橋下,有數攤擺設觀音像與香爐,旁邊還坐著几位婆婆
Address: Canal Road East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island|铜锣湾堅拿道鹅颈桥
I never seen in person before...
ReplyDeleteYou will get to see it one day when you visit Hong Kong!! =]
DeleteMorning Sheta.. Oohh, I know, "ta siew yan".. I've never done it before, wondering is it really effective, keke..
ReplyDeleteHahaha, guess not really gua, but can put you heart peace a bit la, I guess!! Hehehe...don't know!!
Delete这个是游香港必去的地方啦。做末你没有跟着去打?还是你有打不过不敢承认? :P :P
ReplyDelete哈哈哈,我自己比较过于担心,假如我打了人家,自己会有更毒的报应咯!
Deletethere are many professional 打小人 under the bridge.. if you have not seen the real one, i guess you can also see them in the HK movies or drama series.. haha, so you just stayed there and see them 打小人 only?? did you pay one of them to help you 打小人?? hehe..
ReplyDeleteNo la, I'm that kind of person more scared if I "cursed" people then the I'll got even worst cursing back lo!!
Delete所以是要锁定一个目标人物才可以去打小人咯? 看起来很不错,身边的小人特别多,有机会一定要去打小人。嘻嘻!!!~
ReplyDelete哈哈哈,那你要多多小心,不要让小人得逞啊!
Delete你有顺便去打小人吗??呵呵 。。。
ReplyDelete没有啦,也没有什么人让我可以憎恨到要打他小人,哈哈哈!
DeleteGee!!! This sounds like voodoo witchcraft! Stick 'em pins in those voodoo dolls!
ReplyDeleteYah, like those old time cursing stuffs!! >.<
Delete我知道打消人这个文化也是从看港剧开始的 XD
ReplyDelete我们好像似乎是看港剧长大的,呵呵!! =]
DeleteWhat is your opinion of this practice?
ReplyDeleteI think it can release instant tempered, like anger towards another person, can release the anger a bit, at least they won't use the anger to murder or injured another person!! I mean at least this can help to reduce the anger a bit, won't be so much angriness inside them until they lost their tempered, can't said it's good or bad, everything has their pros and cons, while the cons of coz is letting people cursing the others!!
Deletenver seen it in reality...But if i do, i would like to subscribe to the service...i need to 'ta siu yan' now! (vent my angers towards someone) hahaha!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, you're so cute!! Anyway hope all the bad would walks away from you, and leave the good one!! =]
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