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Celebration cake for Hobbit Day at the Green Dragon Tavern on the Hobbiton Movie Set, in 2016. Hobbit Day is a name used for September 22nd in reference to its being the birthday of the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, two fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's popular set of books The Hobbit (first published on September 21, 1937) and The Lord of the Rings.
On 8 January 1913, Tolkien travelled by train to Cheltenham and was met on the platform by Edith. The two took a walk into the countryside, sat under a railway viaduct, and talked. By the end of the day, Edith had agreed to accept Tolkien's proposal. She wrote to Field and returned her engagement ring.
A "Tolkien Reading Day", held annually on 25 March, an anniversary of the fall of Barad-dûr, [22] was proposed by Sean Kirst, a columnist at The Post-Standard in Syracuse, New York, and launched by the Tolkien Society in 2003.
Jan. 3: Memento Mori Day, Drinking Straw Day, Festival of Sleep Day, Fruitcake Toss Day, Humiliation Day, International Mind-Body Wellness Day, JRR Tolkien Day, National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day
Our list of national holidays and observances in January 2023 goes beyond New Year's and MLK Day with fun festivities to celebrate, like National Spaghetti Day. ... JRR Tolkien Day. National ...
Mar. 25: Tolkien Reading Day, Dante Day. Mar. 26: Epilepsy Awareness Day, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, National Spinach Day, Solitude Day, Wear a Hat Day, Manatee Appreciation Day.
Oxonmoot is a conference and fan convention organized by The Tolkien Society devoted to celebrate and study the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place every year in Oxford, England, around 22 September, the date of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins's birthdays, also known as Hobbit Day. [1]
The Tolkien Society Seminar is a day-long event held over the summer, consisting of a series of papers on a selected theme. [ T 2 ] [ 11 ] Oxonmoot is held on a weekend near to Hobbit Day , Bilbo and Frodo's birthday on 22 September. [ 12 ]