The Twelfth

(also called Orangemen's Day)

What is The Twelth?

• is an Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July.

• It began in the late 18th century in Ulster.
• (Ulster is one of the four traditional or historic Irish provinces.)
 What is the purpose of the twelfth
• 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 Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland.
King William King James II
Battle of the Boyne
• Since its beginning, the Twelfth has been accompanied by violence between
Ulster Protestants and Catholics, especially during times of political tension.
• A lot of Protestants see the Twelfth as an important part of their culture, while
Catholic Irish nationalists see many aspects of it as sectarian, triumphalist
and supremacist.
• The Drumcree conflict is the most well-known dispute involving Orange marches
What the Twelfth like
• On and around the Twelfth, large parades are held by the Orange Order and Ulster
loyalist marching bands
• streets are plastered with union jacks and bunting, and large towering bonfires are lit in
loyalist neighbourhoods

Bonfire
The Twelfth nowadays

• Today the Twelfth is mainly celebrated in Northern Ireland, where

it is a public holiday, but smaller celebrations are held in other
countries where Orange lodges have been set up.
 THE END

• Made By: -Bogdán Ádám

-Tátrai Benedek
-Tóth Benedek

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