*Ø* Bloomsday centenary
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1904 Bloomsday, celebrated annually on June 16: all of the main narrative events in James Joyce's Ulysses, took place on this day. Bloomsday is celebrated all over the world wherever people read and love Joyce.
The first celebration of this secular holiday took place in 1954 and major festivals are taking place worldwide on the centenary of the first Bloomsday. For example:
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1904 Bloomsday, celebrated annually on June 16: all of the main narrative events in James Joyce's Ulysses, took place on this day. Bloomsday is celebrated all over the world wherever people read and love Joyce.
The first celebration of this secular holiday took place in 1954 and major festivals are taking place worldwide on the centenary of the first Bloomsday. For example:
"An exhibition on James Joyce's life and work is being held at the Hoshigaoka Campus of Aichi Shukutoku University in Nagoya through June 16."
Source: Daily Yomiuri, Japan
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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