It’s that time of the year again where Star Wars fans pay homage to the greatest cinematic saga of all time. The pun is rolled out year after year celebrating Star Wars Day and allowing its fans to effuse even more love and adoration for the beloved franchise phenomenon.
Strangely enough it’s believed the pun originates from 1979 when it was said to Margaret Thatcher to congratulate her on becoming Prime Minister.
May is a significant month for the franchise as firstly it’s the month of the creator Matt Lucas’ birthday, and secondly the original Star Wars film premiered May 25th 1977.
This year, May the 4th is particularly special however, following the much awaited, box-office smashing, new film last year and the beginning of the latest trilogy: The Force Awakens.
In 2012 Disney bought the Star Wars franchise from LucasFilms for an estimated $4bn. To celebrate this year both Disney and LucasFilms are using this unofficial holiday to raise over $2million for the ‘Force for Change’ charity.
As expected, Star Wars fans have been out in force on Twitter to show their dedication for the day:
May the Morph be With You…https://t.co/Gn0rLZK2dd #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWars pic.twitter.com/I2YzchsUOV
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) May 4, 2016
#MayThe4thBeWithYou to run a marathon 🙂 #ZurichMaratonSevilla17 pic.twitter.com/Jx0zzvojxy
— ZurichMaratónSevilla (@MaratonSevilla) May 4, 2016
The Dark Side take the escalator… we take the #stairs! See why: https://t.co/rgPSPGpFkJ #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/YiByN2ohyn
— StepJockey (@StepJockey) May 4, 2016
AWESOME: MLS' Chicago Fire with the best #MayThe4thBeWithYou.https://t.co/k96GuCfmqx
— SPORF (@Sporf) May 4, 2016
Guess what day it is?#starwarsday #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/hv5IyMcLl0
— Love Belfast ❤️ (@love_belfast) May 4, 2016
Officially the best day of the year for Breakfast! ⏰💥#MayThe4thBeWithYou #starwars pic.twitter.com/Z57tWdm6BQ
— GamesYouLoved (@gamesyouloved) May 4, 2016
May the 4Th be with you. #MayThe4thBeWithYou #teamJedi pic.twitter.com/9VqXsKXQbi
— Paul-Marius (@iPMNB) May 4, 2016
Happy Star Wars Day #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/yCTQKOlK9J
— Simon Lemoine (@sim_lem5) May 4, 2016
Do or do not. There is no try.#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/G1snbxz9LL
— PC Rob Stevens (@PCStevens1368) May 4, 2016
Looks like things aren't going so well for R2 recently 😉 #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/AhSZ5Yyxis
— Mark (@rawlimark) May 4, 2016
Fear us, humans#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/19kOLhAkhx
— Les Chats Cosmiques (@cosmikats) May 4, 2016
Happy #StarWarsDay Everyone! #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/acWyUUY9EV
— Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) May 4, 2016
Happy #StarWarsDay Everyone! #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/acWyUUY9EV
— Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) May 4, 2016
A Very Happy #StarWarsDay to all my intrepid followers.#MayThe4thBeWithYou
See you on the Dark Side..#PinkFloyd pic.twitter.com/HZRZc4OUOS
— Pink Floyd – Steve®™ (@steve_sps) May 4, 2016
Will I be shutting up about the Force Awakens today? #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/MD5EvvxHiV
— Jen Williams (@sennydreadful) May 4, 2016
May the 4th be with you! Comment below with how you’ll be celebrating.
