In the 1978 TV movie 鈥�,鈥� the universe鈥檚 various life forms celebrate Life Day, and a roaring Chewbacca makes clear to Han Solo (aka actor Harrison Ford) that he won鈥檛 take kindly to being late to his family鈥檚 celebration. Chewbacca, his Wookiee family, and the diverse inhabitants across the galaxy celebrate the holiday with trimming a tree, fireworks, and eating and drinking Wookiee-ookiees and Hoth chocolate.
Princess Leia, in her explanation of Life Day, sings a song describing it as a day of peace, harmony, and joy, making R2-D2 and C-3PO 鈥渨ish they were more than mechanical beings.鈥�
Life Day unites all of the 鈥�Star Wars鈥� good guys against the powers of evil and darkness. The movie ends with Darth Vader spying on their Life Day celebration and launching an attack on their spaceship. There are millions of 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� fans, but it鈥檚 not known how many observe Life Day.
