Late winter
Feast Day of Mary, March 25 (April 7)
Feast Day of Mary is celebrated as Annunciation in church calendar. The day is called Mary Day, Lenten Mary Day or Cabbage Mary Day, because it occurred during the lent and was a good day for sowing cabbage in some European countries.
English
The crow lays the first log
The crow lays the first log on its nest on Mary Day.
Eesti
Vares paneb esimese palgi
Vares paneb oma pesale maarjapäeval esimese palgi.
Tõstamaa khk. Seliste v. Koguja Aleksander Laan 1941. ERA II 295, 49 (17). Inglise tõlge: Les Wilson.
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