abstract:Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce during which the events of his novel Ulysses (which is set on 16 June 1904) are relived. It is observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere.
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an annual celebration in Dublin on June 16th of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on June 16th, 1904 布鲁姆日; 每年7月16日在都柏林举行的纪念小说家詹姆斯·乔伊斯及其小说《尤利西斯》的庆祝活动
Today, on June16th, Delaneywillhold apartyinhisofficetocelebrate both Bloomsdayand the first anniversaryof his podcasts (which have so farachieved some 90,000 downloads).
Bloomsday celebrations take place all over the world, including, according to the James Joyce Center, Croatia, Australia, Shanghai, Norway and Argentina.
Some literary anniversaries are easy to pair with the appropriate booze: Any literate drinker can justify an Irish whisky or a pint of Guinness on Bloomsday.