恢諧打小人 HitFace

(English follows)
驚蟄是農曆二十四個節氣之一,是在陽曆3月6日左右。 這天春雷初響,驚醒蟄伏中的蛇蟲鼠蟻,鑽出來傷害農作物,要驅趕。要打走的更包括了蛇蟲鼠蟻也不如的小人。香港打小人最著名的地方,是灣仔鵝頸橋,在驚蟄這天,人頭湧湧,交通阻塞。如無暇往灣仔鵝頸橋,不妨試試「恢諧打小人」,在私人空間,吐氣揚眉。

"Hit the little guy on March 6" is the direct translation of 驚蟄打小人, a Chinese ritual practiced since the Tang Dynasty. 驚蟄 is around March 6. This day is the "wakening of the pests". They wake up from hibernation and crawl out to harm farm produce. 打小人 or "hit the little guy" is the ritual to exterminate them. Included as pests are "little guys", little not in terms of physical size, but in terms of character, that is someone you despise, typically your boss or your lover's other lover. This ritual is practiced copiously in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong. If you don't have time to go there, try out "HitFace". It has English subtitle.