Many have flocked to Glasgow’s streets Glasgow to take part in Glasgow’s annual Orange Walk.
This celebration marks the anniversary of 1690’s Battle of the Boyne and an estimated 7,500 marchers total participated. There are 42 parades today because roads have been shut down and down the country.
The celebration marks the anniversary of 1690’s Battle of the Boyne and an estimated 7,500 marchers total participated.
In the largest single occasion, loyalists were a part at the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow main parade that ran from George Square to Glasgow Green. Photos taken in the city’s centre show parade participants playing instruments, waved flags and banners.
The police were with the crowds around the area. The city has 33 roads that were closed at 4 pm and 5 am, as various restrictions on traffic were imposed in Scotland’s largest city.
Glasgow alone will have 75 distinct Orange Walk or loyalist walks through the whole marching season of the year.
Marches will also be held on the 9th of July on July 9, Saturday July 30, Sunday, August 7, and the 13th of August on a Saturday.
The first major event took place on Sunday, June 26, when 900 marchers paraded through Glasgow city centre from West Regent Street to Cathedral Square.
Four smaller feeder marches set off earlier from the north, south, east and west of the city before gathering in Holland Street ahead of the main procession.
But the busiest day for the city witnessed an estimated 7,660 marchers take to the streets from early in the morning on Saturday, July 2, with 42 separate parades.
In the largest individual event, around 4,075 loyalists took part in the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow main parade from George Square to Glasgow Green.
