Indeed - I’ll be using the 4th May to think up ways of how to celebrate Star Wars Day… the 25th May 😉
You should - if you choose to… 😃
Many others and myself choose not to - especially given how the ‘4th May pun becoming Star Wars Day’ thing came about.
For many of us in the UK there is nothing to celebrate there. Though fair play to those that choose to do so…
1979 origin of ‘May the 4th Be With You’ thing: www.stevepafford.com/may4th (warning; contains Maggie Thatcher & Tories)
^ and this: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/05/03/what-is-may-the-4th-star-wars-day/73452403007
Also this screenshot below, taken from the superb and much under-rated ‘Once Upon A Galaxy - A Journal Of The Making The Empire Strikes Back’ official book, by Alan Arnold, on page 76 - referencing May 4th, 1979…
It would appear the whole ‘4th May’ thing has become a pun / annual event to sell more tat for some - rather than celebrate Star Wars itself (something which Disney / Lucasfilm already does very well at; see Lucasfilm’s 50th anniversary for selling tat on anniversaries… rather than celebrating the rich history of 50 years in film & tv etc).
There are obvious reasons why Lucasfilm get a little jittery and selective when discussing the history of Star Wars - as the three OT films in their original form… which underpin the whole of the GFFA… haven’t available to watch and experience for over 25 years now… (intentional substandard bonus DVD disc release in 2006, apart). That it is easier and more beneficial for them to market such anniversaries / dates as exercises in selling new or discounted merch - rather than celebrate and highlight how they made the films… which brings the focus back around to the many changes made to them over time; and many of the original scenes no longer being available to view and enjoy (not forgetting the effort, skill & craftsmanship that went into them).
Some fans will likely prefer to celebrate the 25th May instead - for various reasons… such as that being the actual day of release for both Star Wars and Return Of The Jedi - as well as a host of other GFFA content released over the years on this date (also including those people who may oppose rampant capitalism and mass consumerism; or simply resent the trading of a celebration of landmark film history in for a cheap pun in an attempt to sell yet more merch etc) - which has been the case for many a fan on here over the years.
Though, as above… fair play to those celebrate both dates (or those for whom every day is Star Wars Day!)
