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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 ...
The Orange Institution holds hundreds of parades throughout Northern Ireland every year. [2] The biggest of these are usually on the twelfth of July ('The Twelfth'), in commemoration of the Battle of the Boyne. Individual lodges also parade at various times of the year, particularly leading up to the Twelfth.
This year sees the first return of the full celebrations since the pandemic. Orange Order Twelfth of July parades underway across Northern Ireland Skip to main content
The Twelfth parades, which are organised by the Orange Order, commemorate the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Orangemen set to march to mark Twelfth of July in Northern Ireland Skip to main content
Marches in Northern Ireland on and around 1 July originally commemorated the participation of the 36th (Ulster) Division in the Battle of the Somme. Since the beginning of the Troubles , most of these parades have evolved into the "mini Twelfth", and have little obvious connection with World War I.
Thousands of people took part in parades across Northern Ireland to mark the Twelfth of July.
Thousands will take to the streets in 100 localised parades.
In the past, Orange Order parades occurred without incident and the main street in July is decorated with an Orange Arch which flies unionist flags from it. [ 8 ] In 2012, The Twelfth celebration for a wider area was held in Crumlin for the first time in 12 years, a march which surpassed previous parades in terms of size and the number of bands ...