July 12 is the busiest day of the marching season in Northern Ireland. Thousands of Orangemen and women, accompanied by marching bands, held their main Belfast event commemorating King William III's 1690 Battle of the Boyne victory over Catholic King James II. The tradition is seen as provocation by Irish nationalists who want to be part of a united Ireland. Police fired water cannon at Catholic youths in Belfast after rioting erupted.
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