People watch a bonfire, from the top of a cannon on Derry city walls in the bogside area of Londonderry, which is traditionally torched on August 15 to mark a Catholic feast day celebrating the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, but in modern times the fire has become a source of contention and associated with anti-social behaviour.
Preparations continue at a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
Preparations continue at a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
An image of Queen Elizabeth II is added to a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
Preparations continue at a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
Preparations continue at a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption. Picture date: Saturday August 15, 2020. See PA story ULSTER Bonfires. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
A bonfire is prepared in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption. Picture date: Saturday August 15, 2020. See PA story ULSTER Bonfires. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Fireworks are set off in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
Pictures and flags are added to a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption. Picture date: Saturday August 15, 2020. See PA story ULSTER Bonfires. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Fireworks are set off in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
Preparations continue at a bonfire in the Bogside area of Derry City, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption.
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
A giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption is lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
Firefighters dampen down a building next to a giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption after it was lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
Firefighters dampen down a building next to a giant bonfire in the Bogside area of Londonderry, to mark the Catholic Feast of the Assumption after it was lit. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)