Thread: Lady Day

In researching some parish registers from 1700's an entry was made saying that the period covered was from Lady Day to Lady Day.

Does anyone know what this means?



Ed

Hello Ed

In the Christian calendar, Lady Day is the traditional name of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin (25 March) and the first of the four traditional Irish and English quarter days. The "Lady" was the Virgin Mary. The term derives from Middle English, when some nouns lost their genitive inflections. "Lady" would later gain an -s genitive ending, and therefore the name means "Lady's day."

Thanks a lot.This was a first so it has been a good day.