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Each May 4 fans of star wars around the world gather in various places to exclaim “May the 4 be with you” and celebrate the cinematic saga and universe created from the popular franchise that began its journey in 1977 and currently has nine episodes.
The origin of this celebration goes back to the first of the episode IVthe first movie of the star wars conceived by george lucasits creator, in which several of its characters wish good luck to their companions with the phrase “may the force be with you”, which in English is said “may the force be with you”.
On May 4, 1979, members of the British Conservative Party first used the phrase “May the 4 be with you, Maggieto congratulate the new Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who will become a benchmark for conservatism around the world.
The pun of a pep phrase combined with a specific date became in oblivion for pop culture for more than thirty yearsuntil in 2011, the Canadian film festival Toronto Underground Cinema reclaimed the iconic phrase to promote a special themed event. star wars.
Since when is May 4 celebrated as Star Wars Day?
Following the acquisition of the franchise from its creator George Lucas in 2012, the entertainment company Disney profited the date to promote and celebrate every May 4th as Star Wars Day.
The famous company organizes events at its headquarters Disneyland in California and Florida in the United States with themes from the science fiction saga, in addition to celebrate virtually via its Disney+ platform, in which they celebrated May the 4 be with you in a special way in 2020 by releasing the series The Clone Wars.
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