Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you wondering why May the 4th is Star Wars Day? We’re here to help.
[Editor’s note: We published this in 2022.]
Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate!
But if you’re here, you might be wondering why May 4th has become the annual celebration of all things from the George Lucas franchise that has exploded into a phenomenon that continues to feed us amazing content and expands into all kinds of timelines and characters.
So let’s jump in with some explanations and a bit of history: