Day 3 - SPIR
“SPIR” stands for Spirituality, Philosophy, Ideology, and Religion. Without the ancient battle between the Jedi and the Sith, we would not have Star Wars. Without the Rebels fighting the Empire and the Resistance fighting the First Order, we wouldn’t have the epic saga of good vs evil, and how fighting is always worth it as long as we have hope. There are countless philosophies, religious beliefs, and ideologies that make up the galaxy far far away, including some that Star Wars fans create on their own!
At the same time, the reason we wouldn’t have Star Wars without the Jedi is because we would not have the Jedi without the South and South East Asian religions that influenced them--Buddhism and Taoism, for example, but Islam, a MENA religion, is also responsible for many of the aesthetics of the Jedi that we are familiar with today.
Unfortunately, historically, Star Wars has not always represented minority religions with the most respect or dignity. This day is an opportunity for Star Wars fans of any religion to show themselves as they would like to be presented. Whether its headcanons about Padme and the clones being Jewish, or its you putting a piece of yourself into your OCs--or even making up an entire philosophy on your own--we’re excited to see what you all have made for this day!