A Life Day Story
In "The Mandalorian" (The Mandalorian 1.1), Din Djarin captures a blue-skinned, fishlike Mythrol to collect the bounty on his head. The Mythrol refers to the recent "solstice" and complains, "I was hoping to be free for Life Day. Maybe even get home to the family." The Mythrol's small talk indicates that "The Mandalorian" takes place between "the solstice" and Life Day.
Life Day originated in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, suggesting that it is meant to be the Star Wars equivalent of Christmas. The Mythrol's desire to be home with his family on Life Day furthers the association, evoking various cultural touchpoints such as the classic song, "I'll Be Home for Christmas." Furthermore, the proximity of Life Day to a "solstice" suggests the connection between Christmas and the Winter Solstice.
Christmas is the Christian celebration of the birth or Nativity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The infant Jesus is miraculously born to the Virgin Mary; despite his lack of direct biological connection to the Christ child, Mary's husband Joseph acts as Jesus' adoptive father. When King Herod seeks to destroy Jesus, seeing him as a threat to his political power, Joseph protects the child by going on the run with him, taking the Holy Family to Egypt.
The references to Life Day at the beginning of The Mandalorian frame the narrative as a kind of Christmas or Nativity story; it revolves around an adoptive father (Din Djarin) who goes on the run with a special supernatural child (Grogu) to protect him from those who would destroy him in their pursuit of political power.
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Characters: Din Djarin / Grogu
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Influences: Christianity
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