Life Day!

 November 17, 1978. A date that will live in Sci-Fi infamy. The Star Wars Holiday Special aired that day! Now, I could talk a lot about how this not only gave us the 1st appearance of Boba Fett, or Hollywood Legends Beatrice Arthur, Harvey Korman, Art Carney & Diahann Carrol adding their presence to the Star Wars universe but enough has been said about that! But what exactly is Life Day?! And why does Disney Canon handle it better than Legends? Well, read on to find out!


In Disney Canon, Life Day is still a Wookiee holiday, but it has spread to other worlds. On Kashyyk, the Wookiee's would journey to the Tree Of Life, which would be decorated similar to how we decorate Christmas Trees. But there would also be feasts, and recreating sacred rituals. This concept would spread to other worlds like Batuu, and even the Mythriol who was captured by Din Djarin hoped he would be able to celebrate Life Day before being caught. In layman's terms, think of Life Day as a combination of the American Thanksgiving holiday with some Christmas angles tossed in like decorating a tree.

In Legends, it was held on Kashyyk every 3 years, and would be celebrated over a course of several days. The holiday leans more Christmas than it does Thanksgiving but the sentiments are the same. Wookiee's altered the tradition of going to The Tree Of Life to finding a tree on planets they lived on and decorated them as they were used as slaves in the time of the Galactic Empire.

Personally, I like Disney Canon's interpretation more than Legends, which is rare for me. With Thanksgiving coming up in the United States, it seems fitting to celebrate "Life Day" now instead of closer to Christmas. I guess George Lucas and CBS kind of knew what they were doing, way back then. Well, I know GL would love to get all the video copies and burn the Holiday Special, but I pray a couple copies escape the purge and live on.

And since Thanksgiving will soon be here, and since Life Day is a celebration of being thankful, there is a way to combine some Star Wars into your upcoming holiday gatherings, whether you are with family over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays or not. In a way, being thankful for your current situation, or just spending time with family, you are celebrating a holiday Star Wars style! If your family isn't a fan of Star Wars, you should still make the effort to spend time with them, being thankful for what you have. And while some families choose Thanksgiving weekend to put up their Christmas trees, it really isn't different from Life Day. So, whether you celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Life Day it is acceptable to celebrate all the holidays! So let me be the first to say, Happy Life Day, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas! 

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