Every year on May 4th, die-hard “Star Wars” enthusiasts celebrate Star Wars Day.
Every year on May 4th, die-hard “Star Wars” enthusiasts celebrate Star Wars Day. For those who are unaware, ‘May the Fourth Be With You’ was chosen as a pun on the popular slogan from the movie “May the Fourth Be With You”. It should be noted that the films of George Lucas have never officially recognized the day as a holiday, however, devoted fans and supporters of the successful franchise celebrate the day every year without fail.
People have showered social media with posters, screenshots, jokes, comments and witty lines of their favorite moments. The hashtags #MayThe4thBeWithYou and #StarWarsDay are also trending on Twitter.
Star Wars UK took to Twitter to share a message from the festivities in Europe. It wrote alongside the video, “A special #StarWarsDay message from Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023… #MayThe4thBeWithYou.”
Watch the video below:
a special #starwarsday The message from Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023… #May the 4th be with youpic.twitter.com/VzYq4l6TYe
– Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) May 4, 2023
The European Space Agency also celebrated the day with a tweet in which it said, “Happy #StarWarsDay! What would you do if a floating Darth Vader was following you? #The4thBeWithYou!”
According to USA TodayOne of the first instances of the phrase “May the fourth be with you” was on May 4, 1979, when a London newspaper writer wished Margaret Thatcher, then Britain’s new prime minister, a happy first day in office. Was given
“May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie”, the author wished in a full-page advertisement. “Congratulations!” Read it further.
See how social media users are celebrating the day:
Happy Star Wars Day.
May the force be with you on May 4th and every day as well.#starwarsday#star wars#May the 4th be with you#allontheboardpic.twitter.com/LSnD7i46l3— All On The Board (@allontheboard) May 4, 2023
Happy #starwarsday
while i patiently wait for my @LEGO_Group#star wars treats to come… here’s one #recycle To @SW_Celebration Where we all contributed to this epic creation 😍
Surely these people were fed up with me even by the end of the four days! #MTFBWY#irebelpic.twitter.com/y7nHZfDIsT
— Parampreet (he/she/it) (@pambaiah1) May 4, 2023
here’s a toast #starwarsday,#May the 4th be with you#May the force be with you#starwarsday#kerala tourismpic.twitter.com/nUqRx6P4tt
— Kerala Tourism (@KeralaTourism) May 4, 2023
Celebrating 40 Years of Return of the Jedi – doing my part in honor of the first Star Wars film I saw in theaters in 1983! #May the 4th be with you#rotj40@star wars@SW_Celebration@StarWarsUKpic.twitter.com/vYB7QQWx04
– Art by Paul Shipper 🎨 (@paulshipper) May 3, 2023
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