International holidays - Star Wars Day

Every year on May 4, fans of the famous film epic “Star Wars” celebrate an unofficial holiday, popularly called Star Wars Day The film was shot by famous American director George Lucas The date of the event was not chosen by chance It came about as a result of a funny play on words The English alphabet has many words with different spellings and meanings Despite this, they are pronounced virtually identical This is where the curiosity of the situation lies Known all over the world and already becoming a cult phrase, uttered by the main characters, “May the force be with you” is written in English as: “May the force be with you” One of the fans of the saga, apparently having an excellent sense of humor, once played on the parting words spoken in the film as “May the fourth of May be with you,” emphasizing the fact that the word from the English alphabet “May” can be translated as the month of spring, and “force” , which means strength, replace “fourth” (fourth) It is also worth noting that on May 4, 1979, when the premiere film of the epic celebrated its almost two-year anniversary, in the UK news column, party allies congratulated Margaret Thatcher, who had received the post of Prime Minister of England, with just this phrase: “May the 4th of May be with you, Maggie” The premiere film of the saga debuted on May 25 In Russia, the official screening took place in two cinemas in 1988 during the “American Cinema in the Soviet Union” program In 2007, on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the screening of the first film, which took place in Los Angeles, May 25 was designated as a holiday However, May 4th is the most popular among fans The first large-scale celebration of the solemn date took place in 2011 in the Canadian city of Toronto The event was accompanied by a costume ball, a festive procession, video programs and various colorful shows Since then, the holiday has been held every year, and social networks also contribute to its massive popularity There are many interesting facts associated with this saga In 2007, the monarch of Saudi Arabia, better known as Abdullah, considered in Western countries to be one of the cruelest dictators and enslaver of human rights and freedoms, arrived in England as part of an official visit On this occasion, the British Guard Band, which usually accompanied state events with the participation of its queen, played the famous march from the cult saga “Star Wars” instead of the standard melody directly during the ceremony The creator of Master Yoda, who appeared on screen in all three parts of the epic, is artist and makeup artist Stuart Freeborn To model the character, he crossed two looks He used his own face as a base and diluted it with the characteristic wrinkles of the scientist Einstein Princess Leia's swimsuit, which turned every man's head, was invented and brought into reality by Edgy Gerard Rogers In her interviews, the designer shared that the director gave her only general instructions about the actions in Jabba's castle, while he clearly wanted something special for the bikini A total of two versions of the suit were modeled - the first made of metal, repurposed for stationary scenes, the second rubber for action scenes On May 4, Star Wars fans rewatch their favorite film, organize costumed performances and all kinds of flash mobs, re-read comics and magazine reviews dedicated to the characters of the epic, and spend the whole day playing computer games Because today “Star Wars” is not just a movie, including several separate series, but also animated films, comics, computer arcades, children’s toys, clothes with prints of heroes, etc