May The Fourth Be With You! – Today is Star Wars Day. The unofficial holiday is celebrated by the fans of the films. The date was chosen for the easy pun on the catchphrase “May the Force be with you” as “May the Fourth be with you”.
Fans of the franchise celebrate the day by dressing up as their favourite characters or in Star Wars themed clothing and watching the movies. The next day, May 5, has come to be called Revenge of the Fifth. It’s taken from the movie Revenge of the Sith. On this day, fans join the dark side (The way better side to be honest) and celebrate all the Sith Lords from the franchise.
Since 2013, 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 2012.
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