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Orange Order members and bandsmen march in parades across Northern Ireland.
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Members of the Belfast County colour party in Belfast city centre
The traditional Twelfth of July parades could not take place this year due to Covid-19 and the Orange Order asked people to celebrate the event in their own homes and gardens.
Members of the Belfast County colour party took part in a memorial service at the City Hall Cenotaph in Belfast on Monday.
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A bugler plays at Belfast’s Cenotaph
County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast Officers laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.
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Twelfth of July celebrations in Portadown
In Portadown six local bands paraded through streets in a socially distanced manner.
The Twelfth of July parades celebrate the Battle of the Boyne, when William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James II in 1690.
Orangemen took to the roads to celebrate the 12th
Orangemen in Clogher Valley took to their tractors to parade around local Orange halls. Around 60 tractors took part.
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Crowds gathered on the Donegall Road
But there were concerns at larger crowds in some parts of Belfast.
A total of 248 parades from individual bands were scheduled to take place.
In Londonderry, Victor Wray of City of Londonderry Grand Orange Lodge laid a wreath in the Fountain estate prior to the parade.
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Some bands set aside their traditional uniforms
A number of parades took place across Belfast including around the Sandy Row area of the city.
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