"We mess with other peoples' heritage at our peril"
Sorry Ruth; you have managed to have ignore the points made about the threatening nature of these marches - apart from their historical role it is enough, as far as I am concerned to witness the three night of rioting on the street of Belfast they have already provoked - and the season has only just started.
I have always been disturbed by the 'good old country tradition' in Lewes of burning the Pope's effigy on Bonfire Night - and that's as an atheist. I know how I would feel if I were a Catholic maybe it wouldn't upset you?
I was not surprised when this added the nice touch of burning a Gypsy (or was it 'mumper's) caravan not so long ago. Oo-ar; yo can't beat these quaint old country customs, can ee.
Jim Carroll