![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While many of the events will take place online again this year The Bloomsday Festival team are keeping the tradition of the Bloomsday Breakfast alive with a livestream from James Joyce Centre Facebook and via Youtube live at 8am on June 16th. From Picnics of Gorgonzola & Burgundy, Banbury buns, and potted meats, to the notorious breakfast of fried kidneys, the epicurean oddities and delights are an integral part of the celebrations. Recreating the meals of Ulysses remains a tradition. In 1929 to mark its first publication in France ‘Dejeuner Ulysse’ was hosted at Leopold’s restaurant near Versailles. Given that Ulysses has a rich language of food and flavour, and Leopold’s journeys and ruminations are punctuated by preparing and eating meals, it’s no surprise that food is a strong theme for Bloomsday festivities. It is quite normal to see parades of parasols and boater bedecked booklovers celebrating in the streets with potatoes in their pockets. Named after the novel’s central character Leopold Bloom, Bloomsday festivities take the form of readings, revelries, and re-enactments at various locations mentioned throughout the book. Ulysses is a ‘stream of consciousness’ odyssey that maps a day in the life of Dubliners at the turn of the century. Every June 16th Dublin celebrates Bloomsday, a tribute to the literary genius of James Joyce and his modernist epic ‘Ulysses’. ![]()
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