It is only natural that with 37 years of stories, the Star Wars universe would intersect with a real world holiday or two. The most well known and first intersection occurred way back on November 17, 1978, when The Star Wars Holiday Special was shown to American audiences the Friday before Thanksgiving. This special shows Han Solo and Chewbacca visiting Chewbacca's home planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day (Thanksgiving) with Chewbacca's family. Another intersection occurred when Dark Horse published the one-shot, Star Wars: A Valentine Story. A Valentine Story never actually references the Valentine holiday directly, but instead invokes the spirit of Valentine with a tale of Han Solo and Princess Leia's budding relationship in the weeks before The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: A Valentine Story - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (February 2003)
In the story, Han Solo and Princess Leia are piloting one supply vessel and Chewbacca is pilot another down to the Rebel base on Hoth. On the trip, Han and Leia are exchanging familiar playful insults, when a storm forces both ships to crash on the planet. Han Solo shows his loyalty to his smuggling buddy as he risks his life to go out into the storm to find Chewbacca over Leia's objects, but ultimately Han Solo is brought back onboard the crashed craft by Leia. Han and Leia end up huddled together for warmth as Han tells a story of how Chewbacca injures himself to save the smuggling pair from an imminent death. Leia gains a deeper understanding of the devotion between Han and Chewbacca and is shown a softer, caring side of Han that she was not aware of. Han, Leia, and Chewbacca are rescued and the tale ends with a hint of the romance that unfolds on the screen between Han Solo and Princess Leia in The Empire Strikes Back.
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