Did you miss the fun to be hand on June 16th? Well that’s ok, there’s next year for Bloomsday. You’re probably asking, what is Bloomsday? Well Bloomsday is a celebration of author James Joyce’s most famous work, Ulysses. The namesake of this event comes from Leopold Bloom, the book’s protagonist and his day-long journey around Dublin in Ulysses on the same day in the year 1904.
The Bloomsday celebration ‘officially’ started June 16, 1954 when John Ryan, the artist and founder of Envoy Magazine, rented several carts, gave his friends roles from the book, and re-enacted many of the famous scenes from Ulysses. Modern day events have people across the world at their favorite pub dressed Edwardian costumes reading excerpts from the famous work.
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