Brewer's: Lady Day

The 25th of March, to commemorate the Annunciation of Our Lady, the Virgin Mary There is a tradition that Adam was created on this day. Of course, this rests on Jesus being “the Second Adam,” or “federal head.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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