Hit-a-villain ritual a big hit with devotees

Chasing away bad luck: A woman performing the hit-a-villain ritual at the Sin Zhe Si Ya Temple in Kuala Lumpur.

Compiled by NG SI HOOI, GAN PEI LING and R. ARAVINTHAN

MANY devotees performed a ritual called da xiao ren (hit-a-villain) at several temples, major Chinese dailies reported.