By 4 pm on 12 July, 1971, some 30,000 people had marched five miles through the streets of Belfast, with bands playing and banners flying, to commemorate an event that took place 281 years ago. The previous night, those who were not singing or dancing would have been woken from their sleep by a series of explosions.
To be in Belfast during the Orange March on 12 July is always an experience. This year, there were many who wondered what kind of experience.

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