Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Twelfth (also called Orangemens' Day) [1] is a primarily Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July. It began in the late 18th century in Ulster.It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Whig political party and Anglican Ascendancy in Ireland and the passing ...
"Celebration" is a 1980 song by American band Kool & the Gang. Released as the first single from their twelfth album, Celebrate! (1980), it was the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2016, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [3]
Larger walks, especially on the Twelfth, may be headed by a figure on a white horse dressed as William of Orange. A few parades include others in historical fancy dress; or, more rarely, a float, such as that constructed for the 1990 Twelfth celebrations to represent the Mountjoy, the ship which lifted the Siege of Derry.
In the Anglican tradition, Twelfth Night, or Epiphany Eve, is the day before Epiphany, which celebrates the coming of the Magi to baby Jesus and marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas.
It is an important ritual for Kate and William to take their children there for the Glorious Twelfth and that is the goal this year.” Balmoral Castle Tim Graham - Getty Images
The Celebration Tour was the twelfth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It began on October 14, 2023, at the O 2 Arena in London and ended on May 4, 2024, with a free concert on Copacabana Beach at Rio de Janeiro .
On this night, Protestants ignite bonfires all over Northern Ireland to celebrate the commencement of the Twelfth Night. The reason they use bonfires to symbolize the event dates back to the pagan celebrations of Midsummer, Bealtaine and Samhain, where fire is used as a symbol of celebration. [62] Bonfire pyre including the Tricolour flag
The Twelfth Night Feast is a relatively large 1662 oil painting by Jan Steen, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which bought it in 1945. [ 1 ] The picture depicts the Twelfth Night celebrations marking the end of the Christmas festivities and the beginning of Epiphany .