Lady Day

Lady Day
The Annunciation c. 1472
Leonardo da Vinci (1472–1475)
Uffizi Gallery
Official nameFeast of the Annunciation
Observed byAnglophone and Scandinavian Christians internationally
TypeReligious, with later secular effects
Date25 March
FrequencyAnnual
Related toChristmas, March equinox

In 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.