Loyalists preparing for the 'Twelfth' will this year be handed their marching cards – and told to "Get those Orange feet on the street".
With the Twelfth of July just over a month away, the tell-tale signs that the high point of the loyalist marching season is looming are already in evidence.
Piles of old sofas, tyres, pallets and mattresses are starting to spread over traditional Eleventh night bonfire sites, fresh coats of red, white and blue paint are being applied to kerbstones and flags are sprouting from lampposts.
And, for what's claimed to be the first time, Twelfth of July greetings cards have gone on sale in Belfast this year.
The cards are available in two designs and cost £2 each.
One of the cards features an image of King Billy astride a white horse, wishing all a "Happy 12th July 2003".
The second bears the image of an Orangeman's bowler hat and sash with the slogans: "Get those Orange feet on the street!" and "Wear your sash with pride".
The cards are being sold by the east Belfast based Union Jack Shop from its Newtownards Road store and website.
Other summer merchandise includes a 'King Billy's on the wall' baseball cap (one size fits all, £5), Union flag sunglasses (£5) and Ulster Freedom Fighter 'Final Solution' T-shirts (£6, only available in white).
While republicans have traditionally marked Easter and St Patrick's Day, they too are selling products designed for the summer.
An 'Ireland, established 1916' T-shirt (EUR15) is available from the Sinn Féin website, as is an 'IRA – Undefeated Army' polo shirt (EUR24).
Perhaps with an eye on Ireland's changeable summer weather, the website also sells a 'Tiocfaidh Ar La' windcheater (EUR30), which promises to allow the wearer to "stay dry, look good and make a statement".
