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    In the Western liturgical year, Lady Day is the traditional name in some English-speaking and Scandinavian countries of the Feast of the Annunciation,...
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    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...
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  • Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story...
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  • up Lady Day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lady Day is the traditional name of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. Lady Day may...
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  • Lady is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord...
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  • For Lady Day is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded in 1978 but not released by the Pablo label until 1991. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated...
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  • Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is a jukebox musical featuring several of Billie Holiday's most famous songs. The play was written by Lanie Robertson...
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    both in 1752. The first adjusted the start of a new year from 25 March (Lady Day, the Feast of the Annunciation) to 1 January, a change which Scotland had...
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    Ragtime (1998), A Raisin in the Sun (2004), Porgy and Bess (2012), and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (2014). Her other Tony-nominated roles were...
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  • Lady Day Swings is a compilation album by jazz singer Billie Holiday (also known as Lady Day). It was released in 2002 by Sony Music's Legacy Recordings...
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  • observed in Wales and the Channel Islands) are: Lady Day (25 March, the Feast of the Annunciation) Midsummer Day (24 June) Michaelmas (29 September, the Feast...
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  • and concert renditions of most of the album's songs including "Berlin", "Lady Day", "Caroline Says I", "How Do You Think It Feels", "Oh, Jim", "The Kids"...
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  • Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on...
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  • Gardenias for Lady Day is the eighth album by saxophonist James Carter featuring tracks associated with Billie Holiday which was released on the Columbia...
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    birth of Jesus; 1 March in the old Roman style; 25 March in honour of Lady Day (the Feast of the Annunciation, the date of the conception of Jesus); and...
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    2004, Stewart published the studio album Lady Day, containing sixteen cast recordings of the 2003 musical Lady Day, based on the life of American jazz and...
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    ˌdʒɜːrməˈnɒtə/ STEF-ən-ee JUR-mə-NOT-ə; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known for reinventing...
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    as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord) is, according to the Gospel of Luke, the...
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    Other names for the feast include the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Lady Day, Feast of the Incarnation (Festum incarnationis), and Conceptio Christi...
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    Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman...
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  • David) 25th (Lady Day) April 21st (Queen Elizabeth II born, 1926) 25th (St Mark) May 1st (St Philip and St James) Moveable (Ascension Day) June 2nd (Coronation...
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  • Blues for Lady Day (subtitled A Personal Tribute to Billie Holiday) is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in...
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    annum for each hearth, with half the payment due at Michaelmas and half at Lady Day. Exemptions to the tax were granted, to those in receipt of poor relief...
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    at least one song associated with "Lady Day", and she recorded an album in 1983 in her honor entitled For Lady Day, which was released in 1995, with songs...
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  • observances: Lady Day (United Kingdom) (see Quarter Days) International Day of the Unborn Child (international) Mother's Day (Slovenia) Waffle Day (Sweden)...
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    consort from 6 January – 9 July 1540. Until 1752, the year commenced on Lady Day, 25 March. Wilson 2006, p. 215. Fraser 2002, p. 386. MacCulloch 2018, Plate...
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  • July 28, 2015. "International Falafel Day". falafelday.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020. "National Bourbon Day". Day of the Year. June 14, 2023. Retrieved...
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  • No More Tears (For Lady Day) is a 1988 album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in West Germany and released on the Dutch Timeless label. The AllMusic...
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  • Lady in Satin is an album by the jazz singer Billie Holiday released in 1958 on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 1157 in mono and CS 8048 in stereo. It is...
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    ends on 5 April, being eleven days on from the original quarter-day of 25 March (Lady Day). In summary, the Act has three key elements: It acknowledges...
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