The following was transcribed from live footage.

Transcriber ID: L3GNDARY_PR0F1L3_P1C

Date: April 27th, 2023

The camera pans to a rocking chair, rhythmically swaying back and forth. 

The girl seated on the chair sips slowly from the cup of tea in her hand, the steam curling up and escaping through an open window. Her eyes are closed, in complete peace. The silence is comfortable. 

Then it is broken when the girl speaks: 

"It's time." 

She sets the cup of tea down on the table beside the chair, and slowly stands up, as though her legs are made of stone. She turns her gaze to the window with a slight smile, though soon an almost lamenting and weary look crosses her features. 

"Three years," she murmurs. "That is certainly a long time."

She pulls out a small piece of paper that has been folded far too much from her pant pocket. She painstakingly, gently unfolds it. She lets out a laugh at the first line: 

Dearest Sunny,

If you are filming another dramatic opening to the special chapter, I will personally find you and resolve this issue myself, because clearly, you have not listened to my advice. You do not need something dramatic for these chapters, just keep it honest and real. That is what the people want. Thanks. 

"Oh, Zoey," the girl ruefully said with a sigh. "You never did understand. This is inevitable." 

Once again, she turned her head to look out the window. The camera switches angles to capture her features. 

"Here we go," she whispers. This time, her small smile was true. "It's Panda Time." 

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𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝖞𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗 𝖞𝖊! 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖆 𝖕𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖐𝖙𝖍𝖘...

❝  three years ago today, we all collectively lost a small but necessary piece of our sanity. and gooood riddance. 

three years of le panda day. i remember when sunny & zoey came up with the idea because they (and others) were saddened to see a profile picture of an adolescent panda from kung fu panda 3 be replaced on my wattpad account.

jokes on the replacement. nobody remembers that one. le panda, however? national holiday in his name. i'd say he made his mark. 

of course, it wasn't just le panda. mochi soon came along. she was once originally a he that i used in my signoff on my randomness book. the community took him into their hands and said: we love this girl panda. let us put a bow on her and give her bamboo and make her emoji friends. 

so then the art poured in and people everywhere, a really great handful of people, were changing their profile pictures on the 27th of every month. MONTH. because every year wasn't enough. not for le panda.

i know our numbers have since dwindled, but the fond memories have not. i remember each and every one of you who graciously asked, "what even is this" and then changed your icon once you gained understanding. i remember the doodles and the message board notes and the private messages and the bajillion applications to have your name in the history of this grand holiday (seriously. you guys flocked over to that sign up book. they couldn't keep up over there).

i remember when our good friend simi left literal master pieces on our mbs with hearts and pandas.

i really do remember all of it, even though i sometimes forget to change my profile picture these days. but you know who never forgets? (never is a very strong word. very high expectations. i am false in saying never. so ignore that part.) SUNNY. even when her partner in crime made her beautiful departure from this site (constantly missing her here), she worked hard to keep it going. and i love her so much for it. seriously. she's my bestest friend ever.

but enough of this. this, reminiscing. blah. disgusting. i'm here to say thank you to those two or three people still voting and/or ghost reading on these chapters, and most importantly of all HAPPY LE PANDA DAY!!!

here's to another year 🐼❤️  ❞

x grace/grape/gracie/grxceful-ly/gus/goose/greta/gwanda/gravie/i have a lot of names okay

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Pandas are cute

If I may be astute

As to point out

Their black and white fur

They're not for everyone

So here's what I'm tellin' them

Be cute for yourself

And no one else

We could learn a lot from pandas

Like that bamboo is tasty and a

Little bit of cuteness

Never hurt anyone

I guess what I'm trying to say is

Pandas are the cutest

Happy 3 year pandaversary!

— SabineWren26

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Now presenting, the art that makes this holiday so special!!

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖞 𝕷𝖊 𝕻𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖆 𝕯𝖆𝖞 𝕬𝖗𝖙...

— Inkseles

— 107awesome

— grxceful-ly

Le Panda Day Art Gallery, 2022-2023

Le Panda Day Art Gallery, 2020-2023

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hi :)

I just scrolled down on this account's message board. 

It is unfortunate that after a certain point, Wattpad deletes the messages, so maybe one day i won't be able to scroll back so far. but honestly, looking at those messages? People being so excited over it? Saying that it's "too cute not to do" and "I can't wait to celebrate my first le panda day!" My heart has been warmed. If I think about it too long, I will cry. 

But, you know what's really kept me going all these years? 

It's not the number of people who celebrate, or the followers the account gains. Le panda day was never about that. Yes, le panda day became what it is now because of the small community that was created around it, and it has been truly amazing to see how people have interacted with it throughout the years! I look back at its heyday quite fondly. The most important thing that came out of it, though? The friendships I have made. Some of my closest friends and I bonded over this little holiday. I met Zoey on April 27 - today - three years ago! The only reason we became friends was because of a silly little petition we made to bring back the iconic profile picture that is the baby panda from kung fu panda with the chubbiest cheeks known to man.

I don't celebrate on the 27th of every month because I expect to see a bunch of accounts all change their profile pictures, or see announcements wishing a happy le panda day. I don't expect that anymore, because I know people move on, and even I have moved on to a certain extent. But, I continue to celebrate because I'm so thankful for my friends, for the memories we've made, and for the memories we will continue to make! 

Maybe I'll stop one day, but for now, I'm going to keep being excited every month, because this day matters so much to me. And I'm going to try to keep having fun because this is not a chore or something I feel I have to do, it's simply become a part of my life. I'm so thankful for my friends and for all of you panda lot!

So, when I say, "Stay le panda", I'm saying so much more than merely a phrase to convince you of the superiority of this holiday (it is superior, btw). What I'm really talking about is the true meaning behind what le panda day is to me. Or maybe I really am just saying the former, and one shouldn't look too deep into the context of catchphrases.

Happy three-year anniversary, everyone! Here's to another great year, full of pandas, bamboo, and laughs, because sometimes you shouldn't take life so seriously. It's how this holiday started, isn't it?

Stay cool, stay safe, and above all else:

Stay le panda! 

— Sunny