Lady Day

Lady Day
The Annunciation c. 1472 Leonardo da Vinci (1472–1475) Uffizi Gallery
Official name	Feast of the Annunciation
Observed by	Anglophone and Scandinavian Christians internationally
Type	Religious, with later secular effects
Date	25 March
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Christmas, 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.