{"id":111,"date":"2010-05-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/05\/happy-star-wars-day-jedi-religion-followers-and-fans.html"},"modified":"2010-05-04T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-04T07:00:00","slug":"happy-star-wars-day-jedi-religion-followers-and-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/05\/happy-star-wars-day-jedi-religion-followers-and-fans.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Star Wars Day, Jedi Religion Followers and Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yoda fans around the world are observing today, May 4, as “Star Wars Day<\/a>,” in a punny take on the Jedi Knight motto: “May the Force Be With You.” (May the Force, May the 4th… get it? Geddit?!)<\/p>\n

To learn more about how the Star Wars universe borrowed themes from religious beliefs<\/a>, including Christianity, Islam, and Taoism, check out this Beliefnet page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Yoda fans around the world are observing today, May 4, as “Star Wars Day,” in a punny take on the Jedi Knight motto: “May the Force Be With You.” (May the Force, May the 4th… get it? Geddit?!) 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