Bloomsday in Ireland
June 16 · Level 8 · #634 of 2238
Bloomsday celebrates James Joyce’s Ulysses and its central character, Leopold Bloom. In Dublin, a novel becomes a way to explore the city, with readers following its characters through familiar streets and stopping to enjoy the food and conversation along the way.
How it is celebrated: fans attend readings, walking tours and performances, often dressed in early twentieth-century clothes. Breakfasts inspired by the book are part of the occasion, too.
The main action of Ulysses takes place on a single day: 16 June 1904. That fictional itinerary supplies the date for the annual celebration.