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Till a few years ago, in Hillbrow, a neighborhood in downtown Johannesburg, they threw large appliances off high-rise buildings.
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Preparation for this unusual New Year's Eve tradition starts weeks ahead of Dec. 31, with Hillbrow residents stockpiling old fridges, TVs, microwaves and couches on the roofs of tall buildings in this dense urban area.
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Hillbrow has over the years nurtured this unusual custom which has grown into a somewhat gruesome, macabre celebration. And it is not uncommon to witness the flight of electrical appliances and even furniture, hauled through windows and doors of high rise buildings onto the streets or pavements.
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South African police, too, start their New Year's work early in Hillbrow.
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On New Year's Eve, police will send armored vehicles into Hillbrow, an area famous for crime and "hijacked" buildings, taken over by criminal gangs who illegally collect rent from tenants.
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