A Spanish lesson for the 11th Night?

Despite official disdain, the 11th night bonfire tradition remains strong in working class communities. However, could the bonfires be married with a more creative process by learning from the Las Fallas festival in Spain?

UPDATE: The BBC reports the Orange Order, as well as seeking to meet with the SDLP, have been talking to the Northern Ireland Events Company about complimentary events for the Twelfth.


Discover more from Slugger O'Toole

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Categories Uncategorised

We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!

For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.

Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.

If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated.