#MayThe4thBeWithYou: A day of lightsabers and pizzas

Tweet: May the 4th be with you! #starwarsday #mtfbwy@hamill_kids

May the 4th Be With You - it's officially the day when we celebrate all things Star Wars and Twitter has been invaded by fans marking the special day.

Big brands are also using the hashtag to get noticed on May 4.

Mark Hamill, who is reprising his role of Luke Skywalker, has posed with his children for a special Star Wars Day family portrait (above).

And Darth Vader himself is joining in.

Tweet: HAPPY STAR WARS DAY! #MayThe4thBeWithYou from Darth Vader@isDARTHVADER

Many global brands are using #MayThe4thBeWithYou to sell flight tickets, pizzas and camper vans.

Tweet: Recognise the Alderaan Mountains? They are actually Grindelwald in Switzerland.@easyjet
Tweet: Having your pizza stolen AND getting frozen, all in one day? It was a bad day for Han Solo. #MayThe4thBeWithYou@PizzaExpress
Tweet: The force is strong with this one. May the fourth be with you.@UKVolkswagen

The British Museum is on the money for using an actual Star Wars exhibit to celebrate the big day.

Tweet: #MayThe4thBeWithYou! Here’s a chocolate coin featuring Darth Vader #StarWarsDay@britishmuseum

Former Dragons Den star Theo Paphitis has joined in the fun and attempted to plug his companies.

Tweet: The force is strong @ Theo Paphitis Retail Group today @RobertDyas @RymanStationery @BouxAvenue #MayThe4thBeWithYou@theopaphitis

Heathrow Airport is winning a lot of plaudits for its funny tweet featuring the Millennium Falcon and X-wing starfighters.

Tweet: Today sees the inaugural flight of the newest aircraft to fly from Heathrow! #MayThe4thBeWithYou #AHubForTheGalaxy@HeathrowAirport

We can't just ignore this cute tweet!

Tweet: In a galaxy far, far away, BB-8 meets a species on Jakku that look suspiciously like meerkats. #MayThe4thBeWithYou@Longleat

Some charities are using the #MayThe4thBeWithYou hashtag to raise awareness for their respective charities.

Tweet: Choo-bacca is hoping to find his Han Solo today. Give him A New Hope. #MayThe4thBeWithYou@BDCH
Tweet: You're 2.5x more likely to get prostate cancer if your dad has had it http://menunited.prostatecanceruk.org/ #MayThe4thBeWithYou@ProstateUK

For some people, every day is Star Wars Day.

Tweet: Happy Star wars day or as we call it a standard day in our house #MayThe4thBeWithYou #starwarsaddict@mishroo

Produced by Paul Harrison

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