“Star Wars” was created by George Lucas in the 1970’s. It’s a sci-fi film, an epic tale of yin and yang, good versus evil on a vast scale that no one had dreamt of before. “Star Wars” is a multi-movie saga that details the rise of a rebellion, led by the “good guys” trying to re-establish the Jedi Order, guardians of the once dominant and peaceful Galactic Republic. They fight against the “villains”—a tyrannical and evil Galactic Empire–controlled by the Sith. The “Star Wars” films spawn books, comics, cartoons and toy lines, creating a huge following of fans that have such a love for the playwright that they created two distinct days which started as puns and have grown to planet–wide recognition. The two days that have become known as “Star Wars” days are May 4 and May 6.
May 4 was a pun, created with the famous saying “May the Force be with you,” a quote that was used by the good guys, as a goodwill gesture, throughout the saga.
May 6 was created (some say out of spite) with a play on the title of Star Wars’ third movie “Episode III – Revenge of Sith”.
Although neither of these days are an official holiday, it is collectively seen as a day to celebrate the franchise, its filmmaker and the fictional universe as a whole.
It is important to note that May 25 is the anniversary of the release of the original film “Episode IV – A New Hope”, which premiered in theaters in 1977.
Whether people choose to celebrate the Fourth (force) or align with the Sith (sixth), know “This is the way.”
