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Tue 07 Jul 2008Not yet business as usual in Belfast on 'the Twelfth'
BELFAST BRIEFING:THOUSANDS OF people are expected to gather in Belfast this coming Saturday to take part in what the city council is promoting as "one of Europe's largest cultural festivals", writes Francess McDowell.
According to Belfast City Council, Orangefest promises a day of "music, street pageantry and great family fun". Locally, of course, the day in question is still better known as "the Twelfth".
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