๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ต ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐?
Every year on the 11th of July, skies across Ulster glow orange with the light of bonfires built in Loyalist communities. To some, itโs just a fire. But to those who build them, itโs so much more. It is a powerful symbol of identity, history, and belonging.
But where does it come from? Why the fire? And Why the 11th night?
Letโs break it down
๐ญ. ๐ง๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บโ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ (๐ญ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฌ)
The Eleventh Night bonfires mark the eve of the famous Battle of the Boyne, where Protest