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Posted by Carraol (Mexico City, Mexico) on 5 January 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

"Happy New Year"
Shoe tossing (or shoe flinging), the act of using shoes as improvised projectiles or weapons, is a constituent of a number of folk sports and practices. Today, it is commonly the act of throwing a pair of shoes onto telephone wires, powerlines, or other raised wires. A related practice is shoe tossing onto trees or fences. Shoe tossing has been observed in areas of the United States, Colombia, Canada, Britain, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Ireland, Israel and Romania.

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