First Contact Day (Star Trek)
April 5 · Level 7 · #841 of 2238
This is a fan holiday for Star Trek lovers, marking a fictional event: on 5 April 2063 humanity meets an alien civilisation, the Vulcans, for the first time. For fans, it is the starting point of a brighter future in which Earth has pulled together.
How it is celebrated: fans watch the film Star Trek: First Contact, put on costumes, flash the Vulcan salute and wish each other to live long and prosper. Fan clubs host themed evenings and trivia quizzes.
In the 1996 film, inventor Zefram Cochrane's ship, the Phoenix, launches from Bozeman, Montana. Its first warp-speed flight is what catches the attention of Vulcans passing by.