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A young girl presenting flowers to Queen Elizabeth II outside Brisbane City Hall in March, 1954. A curtsy (also spelled curtsey or incorrectly as courtsey) is a traditional gendered gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. In Western culture it is the feminine equivalent of bowing by males.
Dec 5, 2011 · By the time we reach the late 20th century, however, the now reigning Miss Manners by Judith Martin, issues a decree that Americans should never curtsy, especially to royalty, because “the curtsy is the traditional gesture of an inferior to a superior.”.
A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or courtesy) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman lowers her body by bending her knees. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in European cultures. The word "curtsy" comes from "courtesy" which means "politeness".
Aug 26, 2007 · Commoners knelt to their overlords, and of course everyone knelt before the King or Queen. But the late 16th and 17th centuries saw a gradual substitution of a mere bow or curtsey for kneeling, and kneeling was increasingly reserved in Protestant circles for God alone.
- A Lady's curtsey is a relic of those barbarous days when woman was expected to bend the knee on being ushered into the presence of men of rank and...
- Very interesting, thanks. But it should also be noted that in the presence of a King, in the court of King James, a man would have had to bow. A m...
- I suspect it has to do with the dress. Even with just a short bow...a woman's dress would hit the floor. Thus, it seems a natural movement to pick...
- Interesting...but, also NOT the answer. The question that is being asked was clarified in billythebrit's follow-up post: "No, my question is why...
- Bowing is a sign of submission - one is presenting one's neck to a person who probably has a sword. One is demonstrating that the other is superior...
Mar 16, 2008 · The curtsey ritual went back to the reign of George III, when daughters of the court circle who reached marriageable age were presented to Queen Charlotte by their mothers.
Aug 26, 2024 · The old-fashioned curtsy, a word that derives from “courtesy”, dates to the Middle Ages and the association of the curtsy with young ladies, rather than gentlemen, can be traced back to the 17th century.
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May 16, 2024 · The Scottish debutantes made their curtsey to the monarch at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on 3 July 1958. The tradition of the social season lasted nearly 180 years, officially lasting from the reign of George III to the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
