If you’re looking for a sign, this is it. Get ready to get engaged this March 20, because it’s National Proposal Day! Whether you’re planning a giant flashmob (we really hope you are) or a romantic declaration of love over dinner, March 20 is the day we celebrate proposals in all their forms. Why March 20, you ask? Well, it’s the first day of spring! So get outside, enjoy the wonderful weather, and show your loved one how much you care.
National Proposal Day timeline
Austria’s Archduke Maximilian proposes to Mary of Burgundy by giving her a ring with flat diamonds arranged in the letter ‘M.’
Men in Europe and the U.S. start the tradition of kneeling when proposing, fashioned after the gesture of medieval knights.
The De Beers diamond company is founded by Cecil Rhodes.
Artist Roy Lichtenstein paints ‘The Ring (Engagement).’