Today is May 4, a date that brings together Star Wars fans to reaffirm his passion and admiration for George Lucas’ film saga. A phrase that originates from a clever play on words in english, which refers to an iconic line from the saga.
Star Wars Day is a global phenomenon.
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However, in addition to the fact that entire generations They grew up with this pop culture legacythis moved to spheres such as sports, playfully amalgamating sports fans with these science fiction movies.
How Star Wars Nights Came to Be in Texas
According to the digital media SB Nation, the Star Wars nights began with the San Antonio Spurs team during 2014, where they brought the epic introduction of the films to the game board.
Daniel Ballesteros
This May 4th tradition was carried out year after year to the delight of fans, taking promotions to another level. From Spurs jerseys stylizing their logo like plans of the Death Star, to welcome with characters from the saga.
Star Wars Night in San Antonio, during 2021.
Although like everything, during 2020 this Star Wars night was not possible due to the pandemic, as of the 2021 the AT&T Center had a great group of incarnations welcoming fans, when they began to emerge from quarantine.
In 2022, the Spurs They got into the rage over The Mandalorianand they introduced Baby Yoda with his theme “The Force is Strong With Us”, something that exploded in terms of merchandise and references.
Baby Yoda in crossover with the Spurs, during 2022.
Even one of the team members is a declared fan of science fiction, and particularly of Star Wars: Victor Wembanyamarecently posted an image of Luke with Master Yoda, self-referring without shame.
Wemby’s post a few days ago on his Instagram account, which shows Yoda with Luke.
San Antonio dresses up as Star Wars: How this tradition flooded local sports
And although the Spurs were out this seasonso probably its emblematic Star Wars night will not be so present, this event so typical of San Antonio He moved on to other sports.
For example, the San Antonio Missions baseball team will also a night of Star Wars solidaritywhere Chewbacca-style t-shirts will be auctioned to help an association fight against Alzheimer’s.
The San Antonio Missions promo that will auction a Star Wars themed t-shirt.
On the other hand, the San Antonio FC team also did his part, inviting fans to dress as your favorite character from the George Lucas saga to attend this Saturday’s game.
Without a doubt, the love for the saga leads to unexpected places, especially with this successful mix of Star Wars and sportswhich has been received so well by fans in this region of Texas.
Why Star Wars Day is celebrated on May 4
The term May the 4th be with youconnects with May the force be with youa play on words that references one of the most emblematic phrases in the movies, used by Jedi masters to wish success or good fortune to his interlocutor.
Martin Mena
But it wasn’t until 2011 when he Star Wars Day gained worldwide popularity, thanks to a festival organized by the Toronto Underground Cinema in Canadawhere all the films in the saga were screened that day.
