As of: March 30, 2024, 9:24 a.m
By: Robin Dittrich
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Many people in Germany complain about suffering from health problems after the time change. Nevertheless, summer time is approaching on Easter weekend.
Munich – The short winter days seem to be over: soon the clock will officially strike summer time again. Over Easter, the time is changed and “an hour is stolen” from people in the EU. Whether the clock needs to be set back or forward an hour can be remembered using mnemonics.
Forward or back? The time change is coming at Easter
Some people have trouble remembering whether the clock needs to be set one hour forward or back when changing from winter to summer time. In a survey by the polling institute YouGov, only 72 percent of those surveyed said that the clock needed to be set forward one hour. Twelve percent thought the clock needed to be turned back, twelve percent were unsure, and the rest abstained. The majority of those surveyed were right: the clock is turned forward one hour on Easter Sunday.
At Easter the time changes from winter time to summer time - but will the clocks be set forward or back? (Symbolic image) © Bihlmayerfotografie/Imago
Specifically, the time change will take place in the early hours of the morning from Saturday (March 30, 2024) to Sunday; However, most digital clocks automatically advance the hands from two to three o'clock. Everyone else then has to manually set their clock forward one hour. Central European summer time will then apply again throughout the EU. This means it stays light much longer in the evening than before. To remember whether the clock needs to be set back or forward an hour, there are a few mnemonics that make it easier.
Some mnemonics to help with the change from winter to summer time
Probably the easiest way to remember: Garden furniture is placed
outside
the door in summer - for example on the terrace or balcony. In winter the furniture is put
back
inside
.
The way the time change works is similar to a thermometer: the temperatures are plus in summer (=turn the hand forward), in winter they are minus (=turn the hand back).
A very clever mnemonic also exists in the English language: In Great Britain the following four words “spring forward, fall back” are known. This can be translated in two ways: “spring forward, fall back” or “jump forward, fall back.”
Health problems caused by the time change are increasing
In recent years there has been increased discussion about whether the time change should be abolished. In a representative Forsa survey commissioned by the health insurance company DAK-Gesundheit, 74 percent of those surveyed said that the time change was unnecessary. Only 23 percent think regular time changes make sense. One of the problems with the abolition is that the EU states would have to agree on whether only summer or winter time should apply.
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All the facts about the time change at Easter:
All the facts about the time change at Easter: |
All the facts about the time change at Easter: |
When will the time change? |
On the night of March 30th to 31st, 2024 |
At what time does the time change take place? |
The clock changes at two in the morning |
Is the clock set forward or back? |
The clock is set forward one hour |
Consequence of the time change |
Easter Sunday is only 23 hours long |
How many people are in favor of abolishing the time change? |
74 percent (Forsa survey) |
Increasingly, people are reporting that they have health problems after switching to daylight saving time. In the DAK survey this year, this was already 30 percent of those surveyed - and for women it was even 39 percent. The participants most often stated that they had suffered from fatigue and fatigue, and sleep disorders were also often mentioned. These problems most commonly occur in the 45 to 59 age group. (
rd/dpa
)