Bloomsday - 100th Aniversary
Dublin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday - the fictitious 24 hours celebrated in James Joyce's classic novel Ulysses. People from all over the world celebrate Bloomsday with literary walks and celebrations.
James Joyce met and fell in love with Nora Barnacle. The day of their first walk together, 16 June 1904, was immortalized as Bloomsday, during which the entire narrative of his masterpiece Ulysses takes place. To this day, Dubliners celebrate Bloomsday with literary walks and celebrations.
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