THOUSANDS of Orange Order members have taken to the streets across the north to mark the main date in the marching season.
This year's Twelfth parades were smaller than usual and locally based due to public health concerns.
Organisers stuck to plans to have parades of no more than 500 people, even though the limit on public gatherings imposed due to Covid-19 has now been removed.
The normal 18 main events were replaced by more than 100 local parades which took place in several cities, towns and villages.
The order said organising smaller parades was the best way to ensure the demonstrations went ahead.
As well as the reduced size of the parades, there were fewer spectators lining the roads this year.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson marched with the Ballinran Orange Lodge in Kilkeel, Co Down.
The Parades Commission had imposed conditions on some marches.
Up to 2,000 police officers were on duty throughout the day.
There was a significant police presence for parades in Belfast on Monday through the Ardyone area and past St Patrick's Church on Donegall Street.
In the city, a number of small parades took place before the bands gathered at Carlisle Circus before the march through the city centre and onto Shaw's Bridge.
There were no speeches and prayers delivered in fields this year.
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland had called on everyone attending a parade to respect the Covid-19 guidelines.
Last year's parades were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on public gatherings.
