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why Star Wars Day is celebrated on May 4


This is the date chosen by fans of the saga each year to celebrate the iconic films: Find out why, below.

He May 4th It is the day chosen by millions of fans of the saga to celebrate Star Wars Day, this popular franchise created by George Lucas. To find an origin for this anniversary, we must go back to the year 1979, and precisely to the most iconic phrase of this series of films, which is “May the force be with you” which means “May the force be with you” or “may the force be with you.”

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In relation to this, a situation arose where there was a pun at the coronation of the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher. In the London Evening News, members of the British Conservative party congratulated the country’s prime minister on her recent appointment with the phrase May the 4 (fourth) be with you” creating a play on words, taking into account that fourth It is pronounced very similar to force.

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This does not mean that Star Wars fans have chosen this date in honor of the coronation of Margaret Thatcher, but rather to play on words “May the fourth be with you” to give iconic value to both the characteristic phrase of the saga, as well as the date chosen to celebrate its existence.

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In what order to watch the Star Wars movies?

There are different classifications to identify an order in the films of the saga. It can be both chronological in its broadcast, and in the continuity of the story that is not the same.

Star Wars: all the movies in release order

  • Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
  • Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
  • Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
  • Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
  • Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
  • Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
  • Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

This is the way the episodes were broadcast, and what fans choose to watch the entire saga.

Star Wars: all the movies in chronological order

  • Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
  • Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
  • Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
  • Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
  • Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
  • Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
  • Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
  • Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

This is the chronological order in the continuity of the saga.

Star Wars: all movies and series in chronological order

  • The acolyte (Serie)
  • Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
  • Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
  • The Clone Wars (animated series)
  • Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • The Bad Batch (animated series)
  • Han Solo: A Star Wars Story
  • Lando (limited series with no official chronological date)
  • A droid story: (series, no official chronological date)
  • Star Wars Rebel (animated series)
  • Andor (serie)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Obi Wan Kenobi: serie limitada
  • Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
  • Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
  • The Mandalorian: serie
  • The book of Boba Feet (serie)
  • Ahsoka (limited series)
  • Resistance (animation series)
  • Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
  • Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
  • Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

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