Published 17:09 IST, May 3rd 2021

Star Wars Day 2021: How to celebrate Star Wars Day while staying at home?

Star Wars Day 2021 is right around the corner and will give you an excuse to catch up on the sci-fi franchise once again. Here are some Star Wars Day ideas.

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Every year, on May 4, fans of Stars Wars gar toger to celebrate cult sci-fi franchise that lives on to this date. Star Wars Day celebration typically includes fans revisiting franchise by participating in movie marathons or virtual events. Star Wars Day 2021 is going to be particularly exciting as Star Wars: B Batch is set to release on Disney Plus on same day as well. Here are a few Star Wars Day ideas to keep excitement churning.

Star Wars Day 2021

Although celebrated on May 4th, Stars Wars Day does not qualify as anniversary of franchise as movie rolled out in atres on May 25th. May 4th Star Wars Day actually started off as a running joke, originating from  pun "May Fourth be with you", which is a variant of popular Star Wars catchphrase "May Force be with you" that characters often used to wish each or good luck. Since 2011, Star Wars Day celebration came into conception and is widely popular all over world.

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Many historic events are attached to this date. In 2015 on same day, astronauts watched Star Wars on International Space Station. carillon bells inside  Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Cana also initiated " Imperial March" me from Star Wars in same year. Disney World plays a big part in Star Wars celebration as resort is lit with Star Wars events and festivities all day long.

Star Wars Day Ideas: How to celebrate Star Wars Day 2021?

On April 30, Star Wars uploed an official blog informing fans about how franchise is going to monitor celebrations for this day this year. It was noted that Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Company have commissioned fan artists from all over world to create new pieces for Disney+. Fans are encouraged to take a look at beautiful artwork on Star Wars Day on Disney+, which will remain in service until 9th May. 

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Gamers can tune into several games related to Star Wars on Play Station and Xbox. Many companies go on sale around this time to commemorate birth of franchise toger. Fans are vised to be on lookout for all Star Wars sales going live on this day. As Disney+ is releasing much-awaited latest original Star Wars animated series  B Batch, which is a successor to recently concluded series  Clone Wars, fans can catch this show live on Tuesday to pay ode to franchise as well.

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17:09 IST, May 3rd 2021