On the night before the Orange Parade, young Protestant loyalists build towering bonfires out of pallets, etc. Sometimes they are over 100 feet high. Since 1690, bonfires have been built on this day in July to celebrate Protestant ascendency over Catholics. These young builders want to keep this tradition going. For more information see my post, dated February 26, 2022, “Northern Ireland Orange Order Parade”, and “Why do they refer to each other as Catholics and Protestants?” dated, Nov 8, 2021.
Belfast Bonfires
Theresa Wise Author 