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Bookmark or Share- Annunciation | Description, Meaning, & Feast Day | BritannicaThe Feast of the Annunciation, one of the principal feasts of the Christian church, is celebrated on March 25 (Lady Day), nine months before Christmas.
- Lady Day - WikipediaIn the Western liturgical year, Lady Day is the common name in some English-speaking and Scandinavian countries of the Feast of the Annunciation, celebrated on 25 March to commemorate the annunciation of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would bear Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- About Lady Day - Maidens and ManuscriptsLady Day is the quarter day closest to the vernal equinox, when there is the same amount of daylight as darkness. Customary in Henry VIII’s times, Lady Day would also mark when a person’s appointment to office would begin.
- Billie Holiday - WikipediaBillie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
- 25 March - Lady Day and the New Year - The Tudor SocietyIn Tudor England, the New Year began 25th March, a day known as Lady Day or the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. It was a feast day commemorating the day that the Virgin Mary was first told by the Angel Gabriel that she was carrying Jesus.
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