Fans across the world celebrate Star Wars Day by wishing 'May The Fourth Be With You' on everyone. Daisy Ridley and 'friends' also wish fans 'Happy Star Wars Day'
'May the Fourth Be With You'. This is a phrase only nerds and Star Wars fans will understand and appreciate.
'May The Fourth Be With You' is a play on the phrase, “May the Force be with you" from the 'Star Wars' saga.
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A Star Wars fan, dressed as R2D2 robot, arrives during the annual Star Wars Day in Taipei on Wednesday. Some 100 star wars fans dressed up in costumes during a cosplay event to mark the annual Star War Day. Pic/AFP
The saying has led to an unofficial holiday known as Star Wars Day that all Star Wars fans look forward to as the day they can 'officialy' celebrate their love for the franchise.
Last year's revival of the series with 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. and the upcoming 'Episode VIII' and 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' have made this year’s Star Wars Day even more special -- on an intergalactic scale.
Two children strike a pose dressed as the Star Wars Stormtroopers during the annual Star Wars Day in Taipei on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
While the Star Wars' official website says that "May the Fourth" references can be traced back to 1979, but the day really took off in a big way after the Internet started connecting fans.
This year saw fans once again take to social media to celebrate the day.
Here are some of the posts on Twitter to celebrate Star Wars Day:
Happy 4th! We all know I'm a supernerd when it comes to @StarWars (and proud of it) Have a great day everybody. ;) pic.twitter.com/F5BvwM1Vhy
— Casey James (@caseyjames) May 4, 2016
As Star Wars Day comes to a close, here's some food for thought! :D #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/trwwvf1s8b
— Michael Sanchez (@Mykel_Sanchez) May 4, 2016
It's @starwars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/1phj53w8Gt
— Xiomara Davis (@XiaaDavis) May 4, 2016
Happy Star Wars day! I finally have an excuse to post one of my all time favourite gifs! #MayTheForthBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/JZSGdTCVmz
— SORTEDfood (@sortedfood) May 4, 2016
Lego builds 'world's largest' Millennium Falcon for Star Wars Day in Malaysia https://t.co/onqBmKvI0U pic.twitter.com/6JR17UhDQV
— Mashable (@mashable) May 4, 2016
Happy @StarWars day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/bvrhGapupC
— Orion Spacecraft (@NASA_Orion) May 4, 2016
u00f0u009fu0093u00a3 Happy @starwars day to the @501stLegion. Each of you help bring #StarWars to life! (These are from my collection) pic.twitter.com/f9ZB4IdNJ2
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) May 4, 2016
Even brands took the opportunity to connect with fans:
#MayTheFourth be with you - happy #StarWars Day!
— Lion Brand Yarn (@LionBrandYarn) May 4, 2016
How cute is BB8?!https://t.co/7XF1PR9omD https://t.co/qsHbu5jnov pic.twitter.com/Ywzu3cxhl3
Some took the opportunity to take a dig at Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger also.
Happy Star Wars day, everyone! pic.twitter.com/9eo0ZyoJhk
— Soccer Memes (@SoccerMemes) May 4, 2016
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