India, Feb. 23 -- 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 )

Travel blogger Akanksha Monga recently shared her hands-on experience with one of Hong Kong's most curious tradition...