#MayThe4thBeWithYou #PeterMayhewRIP /zE34k33NAZ Twitter is celebrating the holiday be revisiting Chewbacca's role in the original trilogy and his famous friendship with Han Solo (Harrison Ford). This year, Star Wars fans will certainly be in a nostalgic mood because of Peter Mayhew's death early this week. The date is a pun on the catchphrase 'May the Force be with you' as 'May the Fourth be with you.' 4 May has been a major platform for Star Wars merchandise sales and fan events, with states like California enshrining May 4 as an official Star Wars Day holiday, reports Newsweek. Though the idea of May the 4th did not start with Lucasfilm, the event has escalated ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and the Star Wars movie franchise in 2012. It's a day for all fans of the Jedi, the Resistance, the Skywalkers, the Hutts, Gamorrean guards, Maz Kanata, General Grievous, and Snap Wexley to unite and celebrate all there is in the galaxy far, far away. Thanks to the catchphrase 'May the fourth be with you', 4 May is now celebrated as Star Wars Day all over the world.
