Northern Ireland’s Orange Order Parade

July 12^th every year Protestant Unionist hold their flags high as they march. Sometimes their march borders a Catholic street. When Kathrin asked Shay what the Orange parade was about, he answered, “It’s a celebration of Protestant King William of Orange’s victory over Catholic King James in 1690. That’s when Protestants began their domination over Catholics in Northern Ireland.” Check out November 2^nd post for more about the history mentioned above. November 8^th post explains a little about their conflicting political views.