‘Star Wars’ Actress Carrie Fisher Remembered on May the Fourth

Fans flock to Twitter to pay tribute to Princess Leia on unofficial holiday.

May 4, 2017 12:20 pm
Fans Pay Tribute to Carrie Fisher on Twitter's 'Star Wars Day'
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford on the set of 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

May the Fourth be with you. No, we don’t have a lisp; today is Star Wars Day, a better-than-average reason to log on to Twitter and tweet about your Star Wars geekery, using the hashtags #StarWarsDay and #MaytheFourthBeWithYou, which according to The Telegraph, originated in Australia.

Today, fans the world over are paying tribute once again to the late actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the blockbuster film series.

Below, take a look at some of the Twitter tributes.

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