Bloomsday Readings 2015
This year's James Joyce Centre's Bloomsday Festival runs from 11-16 June. Among the highlights of this annual celebration will be: The Bloomsday interview Stephen Fry in conversation with Senator David Norris, An evening of high tea and high conversation - Feast of Epiphanis 'Reinvigorating Joyce' , Yeats & Joyce: An Eevening of Music & Poetry, Bizarre Bloomsday Brunch , An Evening with Susan Howe and the Bloomsday readings.
Bloomsday is a celebration that takes place both in Dublin and around the world. It celebrates Thursday 16 June 1904, which is the day depicted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in Ulysses. The novel follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and a host of other characters – real and fictional – from 8am on 16 June 1904 through to the early hours of the following morning.
Celebrations often include dressing up like characters from the book and in clothes that would have been the style of the era. One of the hallmark fancy dress items of Bloomsday is the straw boater hat. Celebrations come in many different forms like readings, performances and visiting the places and establishments that are referenced in the book. The Bloomsday Breakfast is another common celebration, which involves eating the same breakfast as Leopold Bloom consumes on the morning of 16 June. This includes liver and kidneys alongside the typical ingredients of an Irish fried breakfast.
Few photos from Bloomsday taken in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar Dublin with Senator David Norris and Panti (MC)
