Star Wars Day
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Star Wars Day may refer to one of several dates or events honoring or involving Star Wars.[1][2][3][4]
[edit] May 4th
May 4 is called Star Wars Day because of a pun or play on words based on the similarity between "May the 4th be with you" and "May the force be with you", a phrase often spoken in the Star Wars movies.
Despite efforts to start[5] a Jedi Church with 4 May as its Star Wars Day, as of 4 May 2009 there is no religion-supporting organization that promotes 4 May as Star Wars Day.
The joke is recorded in the UK parliament's Hansard.[6]
In 2005 German news TV channel N24 interviewed George Lucas and asked him to say his famous sentence, "May the force be with you." The translator simultaneously translated to German: "Am 4. Mai sind wir bei Ihnen". (We are with you on May 4th). This was captured by comedy show TV Total and aired on May 18th, 2005. [1]
[edit] May 25th 2007
Los Angeles City Council declared[7] May 25th 2007 as Star Wars Day, in honor of the May 25, 1977 release date of the first Star Wars movie.
May 25th is also Towel Day.
[edit] References
- ^ "Star Wars Day: How old is old enough for this movie?", Kate Shatzkin, The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2009
- ^ "Forced" or Not, There's a "Star Wars" Day, by ALYSIA GRAY PAINTER, NBC, May 4, 2009
- ^ "The Force Is Strong In This One", Quentin Hardy, Forbes, 04.30.09 - "There's even an annual "Star Wars Day" in May ("May the fourth be with you")."
- ^ "Yes, it's 'Star Wars' Day", by Whitney Matheson, USA Today
- ^ Force strong for new Jedi church, Jan 21, 2008, BBC News - Force strong for new Jedi church.
- ^ Hansard, Column 786, May 4, 1994, UK Parliament Hansard, Column 784.
- ^ Council File Number:07-1368, May 01, 2007, City of Los Angeles - Council File Number:07-1368.
