{"id":1027,"date":"2014-05-01T11:37:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T09:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2014-05-01T11:37:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T09:37:31","slug":"a-history-of-may-the-fourth-star-wars-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/a-history-of-may-the-fourth-star-wars-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A History Of May The Fourth – Star Wars Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"May<\/a><\/p>\n

Say \u201cMay the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0Be With You\u201d out loud and you\u2019ll hear the pun that\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>fans worldwide have turned into a rallying cry to proclaim their love of the saga. Sunday the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0of May is the day to say \u201cMay the Force be with you\u201d to all, and celebrate the beloved\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>story that binds our galaxy together.<\/p>\n

From dressing up as their favourite characters, reliving the classic film moments by holding\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0movie marathons, holding\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>-themed parties (complete with blue milk (just like Aunt Beru used to make), Death Star Popcorn Balls, Wookie Cookies and more) \u2013 the only limit is a fans imagination that stretches a galaxy (far, far away)! To assist, the official\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0Youtube<\/a>\u00a0page has some great hints and tips for fans.<\/p>\n

One of the earliest known records of \u201cMay the 4th<\/sup>\u201d used in popular culture is in 1979, as described here by author Alan Arnold while he was chronicling the making of\u00a0The Empire Strikes Back\u00a0<\/em>for Lucasfilm:<\/p>\n

Friday, May 4th<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Margaret Thatcher has won the election and become Britain\u2019s first woman prime minister. To celebrate their victory her party took a half page of advertising space in the London Evening News. This message, referring to the day of victory, was \u201cMay the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations,\u201d further proof of the extent to which Star Wars has influenced us all.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Anne Hirsch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once the Internet allowed\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>fans around the world to connect with one another, May the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0soon became a grassroots tradition each year, with fans online and offline proclaiming it \u201cStar Wars\u00a0<\/em>Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

May the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0kicks off a season of celebration, particularly since the month of May has always been important to\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>fans. The six live-action movies of the\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>saga debuted in May (starting with the original\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>on May 25th, 1977) and this year, principal photography on\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>: Episode VII will commence in May. The month also includes George Lucas\u2019s birthday (May 14, 1944), and has been the traditional start date of the popular\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>Weekends at Walt Disney World Resort.<\/p>\n

This year, we are asking South African\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>fans to share their celebrations of this special day by sharing their outfits, parties, selfies and more using the hashtag\u00a0#MayThe4thBeWithYou.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With exciting news ready to be unleashed to fans the world over on May the 4th<\/sup>, what better way to celebrate your inner\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0fan?<\/p>\n

May the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0be with you all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Say \u201cMay the 4th\u00a0Be With You\u201d out loud and you\u2019ll hear the pun that\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0fans worldwide have turned into a rallying cry to proclaim their love of the saga. Sunday the 4th\u00a0of May is the day to say \u201cMay the Force be with you\u201d to all, and celebrate the beloved\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0story that binds our galaxy… Continue reading A History Of May The Fourth – Star Wars Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}