Editing Marching (section)

== Parades and protest ==
[[File:Marcha contra la criminalización de la protesta social - 8596261691.jpg|thumb|Protestors marching in opposition to an anti-protest law]]
For some people, marching is a major provocative ritual. In [[Northern Ireland]], for example, hundreds of marches occur annually. These are usually organized by groups such as the [[Orange Order]], which provide most of the participants. Music is provided by [[marching band]]s including [[silver band]]s, flute bands and others. Marching is often seen as a symbol of control over a particular area, and marching is often seen as a [[sectarian]] activity.<ref>{{cite book |author=Dominic Bryan |title=Orange Parades: The Politics of Ritual, Tradition and Control |publisher=Pluto Press |year=2000 |isbn=0-7453-1413-9}}</ref> 

Marching is often used - in the UK at least - during Armistice Day as a show of respect to those who fell during all wars and is done at the "slow march" from a pre-defined meeting place to the cenotaph. The march usually consists of Active Duty and Retired Military Personnel, Cadet Corps, Relatives and volunteer civilians.

During the [[civil rights movement]], marches across cities were used as method to protest against civil injustice by [[civil disobedience]], such as causing blockades, shutting down infrastructure, and to make protestors goals known.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/caselrev/vol16/iss3/13/|title=Civil Disobedience in the Civil Rights Movement: To What Extent Protected and Sanctioned|first=Edward|last=Marek|date=January 1, 1965|journal=Case Western Reserve Law Review|volume=16|issue=3|pages=711}}</ref>