Google labeled Star Wars this year with a special touch of galactic taste. When users on the platform were looking for “May” or “Day Star Wars”, they were treated with a wonderful animation confetti on the screen with icons from beloved sci-fi franchise.
The interactive celebration included thematic confetti -reminiscent of light swords, droids and iconic symbols from Star Wars space, cascades on the screen, and adding another layer of entertainment to unofficial fans. Three buttons will slip from the bottom, giving users the opportunity to end, release more confetti or share experience with friends and family.
The characters included in the confetti include grog (aka Baby Yoda), EWOK, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Stormtrooper Helmets.
Tradition “May 4” It stems from the pun “May the power will be with you”, the classic line from the Star Wars series. Over the years, it has evolved on a global fandom day, with fans, brands and creators paying tribute.
Google has a long history to designate cultural moments with creative Easter eggs and doodles. This year’s Star Wars tribute continues this tradition and will delight fans around the world by a simple but nostalgic digital nod.
Why is the 4th May celebrated as Star Wars Day?
4th May is celebrated as Star Wars Day because of a smart pun on the iconic phrase from the films: “May the power be with you.” The fans noticed that “the fourth” sounds almost identical, and they began to say “May the fourth be with you” as a playful honor.
This sentence first received a traction among fans at the end of 2000, but one of the first known applications was in 1979, when London Evening News published a congratulated report to the newly elected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: “He can be the fourth with you, Maggie. Congratulations.”
Since then, the date has grown to a global celebration of fans filled with film marathons, thematic events, issues of goods and homage from brands like Disney and Google.
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For many fans is 25 May – the anniversary of the release of the original Star Wars film in 1977 – the real day of Star Wars. In fact, the city council in Los Angeles officially declared May 25 for Star Wars Day in 2007. In 2019, however, the Californian legislator called 4 May as an official date.
From meme to mainstream
What began as an inner joke between fans, shared in memes, tweets and film marathons has now grown to a global phenomenon of pop culture. Over time, the brands have caught up with companies like Nissan and Jameson Whiskey, which publish thematic advertising and join the celebration on social media.
The turnover point came in 2012, when Disney won Lucasfilma and gave his full corporate support a day. Since then, it has become the highlight of the annual Disney marketing calendar, complemented by exclusive goods, thematic events and new content editions.
As celebrated in 2025
This year’s celebration extends across screens and shelves:
Disney+ has the premiere of the brand new animated series “Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld” 4 May.
The 2 “Andor” season, a bold spy thriller in Star Wars space, is also streaming.
The main announcement has fans of buzzing: the new separate film Star Wars with Ryan Gosling is set to 2027.
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