This Sunday, at 2am, clocks in the Netherlands will “spring” forward one hour to 3am. So if you are in the Netherlands, your digital clocks will probably automatically adjust, but you’ll need to change wall clocks. If you’re in Australia and keep in contact with family or friends in the Netherlands, you may like to keep this change in mind.
Growing up in Queensland, Australia, I still remember the referendum for Daylight Savings Time in 1992, after a three year trial. The proposal to continue with daylight savings was defeated with 54.5% where observations were made such as “the cows will get confused” and “the curtains will fade” though I sometimes wonder if the media made that up!
Here in the Netherlands, I like the change to summer time – firstly, it makes me feel like I have officially survived the winter! It also heralds the start of the longer summer evenings, which I love. The warmth is also on its way.
Clocks are moved an hour back again in the last weekend in October.
More information in Dutch: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zomertijd and in English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Time_in_Europe
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