

Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister of the UK that day and her party congratulated her with an ad in the newspaper The London Evening News that said, "May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. The first reference to May 4th and Star Wars occurred on May 4th, 1979. While the phrase “May the Force be with you” originated in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope in 1977, the first reference of “May the 4th be with You” dates back to May 4, 1979, the day Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Several years on, this remains one of my best contributions to the meme community #MayThe4thBeWithYou #HanShotFirst /tia6x3O04j- Daniel May 4, 2018 Popular Star Wars Day memes often include the caption or hashtag, “May the Fourth be with You.” The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase “May the Force be with you”. #MaytheFourth #StarWarsDay /2eftiYCvBq- Vegeta💭 April 30, 2019 MON: Nurses Day.THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO! #pittsburgh /Itcnb6SCjy- Ray Petelin ApWhat is Star Wars Day?įor decades, Star Wars stans have celebrated George Lucas’ franchise on May 4th, proclaiming the day to be a “ special once-a-year celebration of the galaxy far, far away.“ĭarth Vader, can I use some of your dark power to pump my bagsĮnough with the testpumps, together we can rule the galaxy. THU: Facebook friend Michele Vidnjvich Zitz WED: Justin Timberlake because It's gonna be MAY What started as a silly pun shared by the Star Wars fandom has become a full-fledged holiday celebrated by many around the globe. May the 4th be with you (and also with you) this Wednesday as May 4th marks Star Wars Day. Just days after It’s Gonna be May memes kicked off the month and we’re already on to the next. You might think it’s silly (because it is) but it’s a great way to diversify your content on social media and make it more relatable to your audience.May is THE meme month. And if it’s really not something you want to do, the good news is that there are plenty of other fun, pop culture holidays you can participate in! There’s JRR Tolkien Day, National Coffee Day, and World Emoji Day, just to name a few. You can be as laid back or as involved in May the Fourth as you want.

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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU MEME MOVIE
Play a Star Wars movie on the office televisions if you have them.Indulge in an office guessing game of “which quotes came from which movie” if you’re a really big fan.Create a post encouraging people to share their favorite Star Wars film and why.Host a Star Wars themed contest in the office and promote it on your social media.Lucky for you, our Sesame Social team creates graphics for this unofficial holiday every year. Share a fun meme or Star Wars Day pun on your Facebook page.Consider these ideas to get you started and drive engagement, you will. If you’re a Star Wars fan, great! If not, that doesn’t mean you can’t use May the Fourth to your advantage. This, ladies and gentleman, is a prime example of a pop culture holiday and it matters because participating in these wildly popular online moments is a great way to up your visibility. On May 4th, you can expect to see the Internet blow up with Yoda memes and people sharing their love for the films and what they mean to them. Since then, May the Fourth, a pretty obvious pun on the famous phrase “may the force be with you”, has become a day to celebrate this galactic franchise. There’s even a Star Wars Land in the works at Disney! So, it wasn’t all that shocking when Star Wars fans first begun celebrating May the Fourth in 2011. It’s pretty incredible that since the premier of the first film in the original trilogy in 1977, it’s a storyline that people still care about and want to follow.

With its unmistakable opening music, characters, unique creatures, and lightsabers it’s a film beloved by all (if not mostly all) that continues to inspire us.
