#MayTheFourthBeWithYou: 'Star Wars' fans celebrate unofficial holiday

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

May 4, 2017

It's that time again.

May 4 is unofficially known as "Star Wars Day" in honor of the pun-tastic phrase, "May the fourth be with you."

>> Photos: Carrie Fisher through the years

Naturally, fans flocked to social media to pay tribute to the popular films, this year paying special attention to Princess Leia actress Carrie Fisher, who died last year.

>> Click here or scroll down to see what people were saying on social media

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