Winter time begins this weekend: clocks go back one hour
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The time has come this weekend: winter time begins. In the night from Saturday to Sunday at 3:00 AM, the clock will be set back one hour to 2:00 AM. This means we get to sleep an extra hour on Sunday morning. It is an annual recurring moment that many Dutch people prepare for.
The transition to winter time raises many questions every year. Search data shows that in the days leading up to the clock change, the Dutch search Google thousands of times to see whether the clock should go forward or backward. A handy mnemonic is: in the spring the clock goes 'forward' (to summer time) and in the autumn the clock goes 'backward' (to winter time).
Changing the clock affects our daily lives. Because the clock goes back an hour, it gets lighter earlier in the morning, but it also gets dark an hour earlier in the evening. Many people need some time to get used to this new rhythm, especially because it is darker outside sooner after work or school.
Although there has been discussion in the European Union for years about abolishing the semi-annual clock change, no final decision has been made yet. For now, the agreement remains that we will change the clocks on the last weekend of October. So don't forget to manually adjust your clocks and watches in the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Sources: Arnhem.nieuws.nl
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