June 16th 2024 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Birthday of Leonard P. Howell (Rastafari)
• Christian feast days:
  • Aurelianus of Arles
  • Aureus of Mainz (and his sister Justina)
  • Benno
  • Cettin of Oran
  • Curig of Llanbadarn
  • Ferreolus and Ferrutio
  • George Berkeley and Joseph Butler (Episcopal Church)
  • June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Lutgardis
  • Quriaqos and Julietta
• Engineer's Day (Argentina)
• Father's Day (Seychelles)
• International Day of the African Child (Organisation of African Unity)
• Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)
• Sussex Day (Sussex)
• Youth Day (South Africa)

 

Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details

Arborist Appreciation Day

BoxKart Bash Day

Fresh Veggies Day

Guru Rinpoche Day

Hari Raya Haji

International Day of Family Remittances

National Casey Day

National Fudge Day

National Mohammad Day

National Turkey Lovers Day

Sacrifice Feast Eve

Tabaski Day

Waqfat Arafat Day

World Sea Turtle Day

World Refill Day

 

Tupac’s Birthday

Phil Mickelson’s Birthday

JJ Subia’s Birthday

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Fun Observances

Bloomsday

Celebrated annually on June 16, Bloomsday celebrates the life and times of Irish author James Joyce.

The name and the date of this unofficial holiday come from Joyce's epic novel, Ulysses. Published in 1922 as a novel, the book follows Leopold Bloom, an advertising agent as he goes about his day in Dublin on June 16, 1904. According to some sources, June 16, 1904 is the date when Joyce met his future wife Nora Barnacle.

Controversial Book

Considered to be one of the most defining works of modernist literature, Ulysses courted controversy when it was first came out in serial form in the American literary magazine, The Little Review. It was banned in the United States and the United Kingdom until the mid-1930s.

Thought to have been first observed in 1924, fans of the novel re-enact the events that occur in the book as a way to celebrate this literary holiday.

How to Celebrate?

• Participate in your local Bloomsday events.
• If there aren’t any such events, what about organizing one of your own?
• If you haven’t read the book, or it has been a while since you last read the book, maybe it is time to get a copy and read it.

Did You Know…

…that James Joyce suffered from cynophobia or the irrational fear of dogs?

 

 

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I was watching a marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another as an egg.

I thought, Now, this could be interesting.

 

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Senior citizens have taken to texting with gusto. They even have their own vocabulary:

BFF: Best Friend Fainted
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM: Covered by Medicare
FWB: Friend with Beta-blockers
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!

 

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A job applicant was asked, "What would you consider to be your main strengths and weaknesses?"

"Well," he began, "my main weakness would definitely be my issues with reality—telling what’s real from what’s not."

"Okay," said the interviewer. "And what are your strengths?"

"I’m Batman."

 

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One of the less difficult blanks to fill in on our job-agency application is "Position Wanted."

One job seeker wrote "Sitting."

 

 

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