The Twelfth

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The Twelfth is an annual Protestant and unionist celebration in Northern Ireland, marked by parades and bonfires commemorating the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.

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The Twelfth canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant celebration ⓘ
annual celebration ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
unionist celebration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Orange Day ⓘ
Orangemen's Day ⓘ
linked to: Orangemen’s Day

The Twelfth of July ⓘ
associatedWith Protestantism ⓘ
loyalism in Northern Ireland ⓘ
unionism in Northern Ireland ⓘ
celebratedOn 12 July ⓘ
commemorates Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
commemoratesYear 1690 ⓘ
country Northern Ireland ⓘ
featuresActivity bonfires ⓘ
field gatherings ⓘ
marching bands ⓘ
parades ⓘ
hasControversy disputes over parade routes ⓘ
sectarian tensions ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance major date in the Northern Ireland marching season ⓘ
marker of Protestant unionist identity ⓘ
hasCustom displaying Ulster Banner ⓘ
displaying Union flags ⓘ
erecting Eleventh Night bonfires ⓘ
playing flute band music ⓘ
wearing Orange regalia ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin late 18th century Orange Order commemorations ⓘ
legalStatus public holiday in Northern Ireland ⓘ
linkedOrganization Apprentice Boys of Derry ⓘ
Royal Black Institution ⓘ
organizedBy Orange Order ⓘ
partOf Northern Ireland marching season ⓘ
politicalAspect unionist identity expression ⓘ
regulatedBy Parades Commission ⓘ
relatedEvent Eleventh Night bonfires ⓘ
relatedTo Orange Order parades ⓘ
The Troubles in Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: The Troubles
religiousAspect Protestant religious services ⓘ
religiousTradition Reformed Protestant ⓘ
symbolizes Protestant ascendancy ⓘ
loyalty to the British Crown ⓘ
union with Great Britain ⓘ
timeOfYear summer ⓘ
typicalLocation Belfast ⓘ
Derry ⓘ
Portadown ⓘ
rural towns in Northern Ireland ⓘ

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