Bloomsday
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Bloomsday
C20: after Leopold Bloom , the central character in Ulysses
Example Sentences
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In 2007, he returned to run Bloomsday — in the masters division — and granted a remarkably candid interview.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Bloomsday 2022 This annual celebration of James Joyce and all things Joycean features dramatic readings from the author’s 1922 novel “Ulysses” plus traditional Irish music by Rattle the Knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
Many dress up in Edwardian costumes for Bloomsday each year, with Dublin at the centre of the pageantry.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2022
This was the Bloomsday breakfast laid out at Bloom’s Tavern on Friday morning as a nod to Leopold Bloom’s morning meal in James Joyce’s “Ulysses.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2017
Every year, hundreds of runners and spectators converge in Spokane, Wash., for the Lilac Bloomsday Run, held in May to coincide with the seasonal blooming of lilacs.
From Washington Post
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