Star Wars Day Wikipedia. Star Wars Day. Fan made animated logo, dedicated to Star Wars Day. Observed by. Star Wars fans. Type. Secular. Significance. Celebrating Star Wars. Date. May 4. Frequency. Annual. First time. Related to. Geek Pride Day. Star Wars Day, May 4, celebrates George Lucas Star Wars. It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the holiday spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase May the Force be with you as May the Fourth be with you. Even though the holiday was not actually created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm as an annual celebration of Star Wars. HistoryeditApocryphally, the reference was first used on May 4, 1. Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. An online news article from the Danish public broadcaster says her political party, the Conservatives, placed a congratulatory advertisement in The London Evening News, saying May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations. 4The saying was used in a UK Parliament defence debate on May 4th 1. Astrophysicist and author Jeanne Cavelos used the saying on page 9. The science of Star Wars. In 2. Facebook groups appeared, celebrating Luke Skywalker Day, with the same catchphrase. While the initial group never received widespread acclaim, the phenomenon spread to college campuses a few years later, and Star Wars Day was born. In 2. 01. 1, the first organized celebration of Star Wars Day took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Toronto Underground Cinema. Produced by Sean Ward and Alice Quinn, festivities included an Original Trilogy Trivia Game Show a costume contest with celebrity judges and the webs best tribute films, mash ups, parodies, and remixes on the big screen. The second annual edition took place on Friday, May 4, 2. Fans even government officials9 have celebrated Star Wars in a variety of ways in social media and on television. Since 2. 01. 3, The Walt Disney Company has officially observed the holiday with several Star Wars events and festivities at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Disney had purchased Lucasfilm including the rights to Star Wars in late 2. Minor League baseball teams such as the Toledo Mud Hens1. Durham Bulls1. 3 have worn special uniforms as part of Star Wars Day promotions. On Star Wars Day 2. International Space Station watched Star Wars. Download Full Robot Chicken: Star Wars ' title='Download Full Robot Chicken: Star Wars ' />Revenge of the Sith DayeditSome recognize the following day, May 5, as Revenge of the Fifth, a play on Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith and celebrate the Sith Lords from the Star Wars series rather than the Jedi. Others celebrate this one day later, on May 6, citing Revenge of the Sixth as a better play on Sith. The Los Angeles City Council declared May 2. Star Wars Day, in honor of the 3. Star Wars. 1. 9 A separate initiative for observing Geek Pride Day on May 2. Star Wars connection along with ties to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Towel Day and Discworld. Referenceseditcady Gray Painter May 4, 2. May the Fourth Be With You. Star Wars Day, May 4, celebrates George Lucas Star Wars. It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the holiday spread quickly through media and. TV Series Prison Break season 5 Download at High Speed Full Show episodes get FREE in. HD 720p. At least seven crew members and three passengers were hospitalized when an American Airlines flight from Athens, Greece to Philadelphia hit extreme turbulence on. The Star Wars Addon adds three droids with custom sounds, a Jedi robe, lightsabers and a couple of other items to Minecraft Pocket Edition. NBCUniversal. Media, LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2. Star Wars day May the 4th be with you. My Fox Chattanooga. May 4, 2. 01. 0. Archived from the original on May 8, 2. Retrieved May 8, 2. Star Wars Day May the 4th. Starwars. com. Retrieved May 3, 2. Biography Movies Watch Ice Age: The Meltdown here. Danish National Radio on line news. Hansard, Column 7. UK Parliament Hansard, Column 7. May 4, 1. 99. 4.  Jeanne Cavelos May 5, 2. The science of Star Wars. ISBN 9. 78 0. 31. Dylan Bates April 3. Luke Skywalker Day May the Fourth. Facebook. Retrieved May 4, 2. Boris Johnsons acceptance speech in full. ITV News. May 5, 2. Retrieved May 8, 2. How Disney Bought Lucasfilmand Its Plans for Star Wars. Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved April 2. Toledo Mud Hens will wear Chewbacca uniforms for Star Wars weekend. New York Daily News. April 2. 8, 2. 01. Retrieved May 3, 2. Andrew Kenney March 2. Durham Bulls to dress as R2 D2 from Star Wars on May 4. The News Observer. Retrieved May 3, 2. Jeffrey Kluger May 5, 2. A Week on the Space Station Tacos, Star Wars and Mice. TIME. com. Retrieved May 6, 2. Cady Zalben May 4, 2. A Brief History of cady Wars Celebration May The Fourth. MTV News.  Levine, Daniel S. May 6, 2. 01. 7. Revenge of the Sixth 2. See the Best Funny Sith Memes. Retrieved May 6, 2. Brainiac wants to get nerdy with you for Star Wars and free comic books Orange County Register. Retrieved May 6, 2. A New Hope. Jon Ossoff backers embrace Star Wars attack ad Political Insider blog. Retrieved May 6, 2. Jan Perry May 1, 2. Resolution Star Wars. Los Angeles City Council. External linksedit. Star Wars News Star. Wars. com. Learn all about a one night only Star Wars event featuring music, costumed characters, a special panel discussion, and more.