I only learned about this pseudo holiday last year, and it even took me a little while to get the alliteration. ("May the Force be with you," only spoken by Elmer Fud.) It's cute, and like so many cute things, a lot of people take it way too seriously. But then again, it really got me thinking about the source of holidays, and I even wondered, is it truly that different?
Most holidays have been created to celebrate some mythology, (or religion. Is there really that much of a difference?) These mythologies were generally created in the form of a central story with a moral behind them. We celebrate them as tradition, forgetting the stories and simply enjoying the excuse to take a day off and party.
Star Wars is, in many ways, our generation's mythology. Though we are still in the midst of keeping the stories alive, and even telling more of them, eventually they will fade from the masses, and will be remembered only by the scholars. But May the 4th may still remain as much as any other, perhaps even supplanting another mythological holiday. And when that happens, the question becomes, will people still dress as the demonic Darth Vader, the roguish Boba Fett, or wear the large buns in their hair like Princess Leia, much the same way that people today wear bunny outfits on Easter or Santa ones on Christmas?
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