FORGET festive reds and greens, Christmas will be turning Orange this year as a series of quirky comedy cards and seasonal decorations hit the shelves.
The Orange Order has revealed a set of Christmas cards and Union Jack Christmas baubles which aim to show the funny side of the organisation.
Cards featuring snowmen wearing bowler hats and exclaiming ‘sNOw Surrender’ are on sale again this year alongside a new Lodge called the Artic Rising Sons.
The order said tourist groups, including Catholics who visit the body’s headquarters at Schomberg House on the Cregagh Road in Belfast, are big fans of the merchandise.
Dr David Hume, director of services at the Grand Orange Lodge, said the cards have been a hit so far.
“The cards are popular with groups coming in to visit,” he said. “The Roman Catholic groups thought they were quite humorous and were buying them to send to friends. I suppose it would be a bit of a surprise for them.
“You have to be able to laugh at yourself.”
“The new one this year is the Arctic LOL. People enjoy this sort of thing,” he said.