Centinaia di migliaia di persone stanno celebrando il 12 luglio (The Twelfth) in tutta l’Irlanda del Nord.
Da Hillsborough a Broughshane, migliaia di orangisti hanno tolto la polvere dalle bombette e dalle sash – mentre le bande preparavano le loro musiche – come anticipazione dei grandi festeggiamenti.
Con il tentativo di rifare il look al Twelfth, cinque manifestazioni – Hillsborough, Portrush, Cookstown, Newtownstewart e Antrim – sono state scelte manifestazioni di punta. Ce ne sono altre 13 più piccole in vari luoghi nella provincia – Ballymena, Ahoghill, Bushmills, Broughshane, Belfast, Lurgan, Ballygawley, Ballygowan, Brookeborough, Newtownards, Waringstown, Kilkeel e Garvagh – che vedranno migliaia di membri dell’Orange Order e sostenitori trasformare le strade in fiumi arancioni.
Hundreds of thousands of people are celebrating the Twelfth across Northern Ireland today.
From Hillsborough to Broughshane, thousands of Orangemen have dusted off their bowler hats and sashes — while band members have practiced their last tunes — in anticipation of the grand festivities.
Under the rebranding of the Twelfth, five demonstrations — Hillsborough, Portrush, Cookstown, Newtownstewart and Antrim — have been selected as flagship celebrations. There will be 13 other smaller parades in various locations across the province — Ballymena, Ahoghill, Bushmills, Broughshane, Belfast, Lurgan, Ballygawley, Ballygowan, Brookeborough, Newtownards, Waringstown, Kilkeel and Garvagh — which will see thousands of Order members and supporters turn the streets into rivers of orange.
