History of a tradition of sitting on a knee while proposing

Last updated:March 20, 2025, 11:29 IST

Have you ever wondered why do you propose by sitting on a knee? It has been going on for years that when people propose their girlfriend for marriage, they sit on their knees. Along with films, people are real …Read more

What is the reason for sitting on the knees and proposing? (Symbolic Photo: Canva)

Valentines week has passed last month. There is also a proposal day in this week, the day lover-girlfriends express their love. But there is no day to propose. You can know this at any time you love, and if your relationship is strengthened then you can also propose for marriage. But the expression of love is a very interesting thing related to doing propose on one knee. Have you ever wondered why do you propose by sitting on a knee?

According to the Mental Floss website, sitting on the knees was a symbol of honoring in ancient times. Earlier, one used to sit in front of God on a knee, but it is believed that this practice started in Persian Empire. Those who used to be high in social or administrative fabric, people used to give respect by sitting on a knee in front of them. When Alexander captured the Persian Empire, he also adopted this practice in the state. This practice was called processing.

In olden times, the warriors used to sit on their knees in front of the king and queen. (Symbolic Photo: Canva)

Warriors used to sit on their knees in front of the king and queen
According to the Basal website, the practice of sitting on the knee must have been linked to love by Nights. Nights used to be great work in any state or the soldiers who fought war on horses. Around the 11th century, Nights, in the court of their empire, used to love women in high position. This love did not happen at the physical level. In order to show his love, the way these nights used to sit on a knee in front of the king or queen, similarly he used to sit in front of his girlfriends and promise to keep them safe.

People learned this method by seeing old -time pictures
In many paintings of that era, painters have shown nights or the rest of the men sitting on a knee in front of women. It is believed that sitting on the knees from here became a symbol of love and people started sitting on a knee in front of their girlfriend to express love. In this way, he started showing respect for him. Gradually it became a symbol of love.