Once the Internet allowed Star Wars fans around the world to connect with one another, May the 4th soon became a grassroots tradition each year, with fans online and offline proclaiming it "Star Wars Day". And SwimWays wants you to celebrate the 40 in the pool with Star Wars pool floats and toys. FandangoNOW began in early 2016 after the company acquired the streaming site M-GO, and allows movie fans to watch over 50,000 films and TV shows on a pay-as-you-go basis without a subscription. On the App Store, that means two (as of right now) things: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [$4.99] is half off, as are the various Star Wars tables inside of Zen Pinball [Free]. Most films on the site cost between $4.99 - $6.99 to rent and all are available for purchase as well.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears Star Wars themed socks as he meets with his Irish counterpart, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, during his visit on May 4, 2017 to Montreal, Quebec.
Filmmakers invited die-hard Star Wars fans to replay some of their favourite moments from the films, including the iconic scene where Darth Vader was revealed as Luke's father, when, out of nowhere, Hamill snuck in to join them. Star Wars: Rogue One Wave 2. Yes, it's time to raise up our toy lightsabers in salute to the pun-driven pop culture holiday known as Star Wars Day.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is boosting the Philippines' ties with China, is this year's ASEAN chairman. ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Việt Nam.
According to Lucasfilm and CNN, the reason Star Wars day came to be was the phrase was first used on May 4, 1979, the day Margaret Thatcher took office as United Kingdom prime minister. There's definitely something there for the dozens of us that are fans of both franchises.
This day is called Revenge of the Fifth by Star Wars fans. The official Star Wars website has lots of ideas.
Read a "Star Wars" story to your kids for bedtime.
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