Time change: the clock is being turned!

Every year in October, from Saturday to Sunday, the clock is set back from 3:00 to 2:00. So, in theory, we can sleep an hour longer.

In contrast, the changeover to summer time in spring robs us of an hour. On Sunday night, the clock is set forward from 2:00 to 3:00

You can try to jog your memory with mnemonics. Here are two examples

In spring, the garden furniture is placed in front of the house in the garden, just as the clock is set forward. In winter, you put the garden furniture back in the house and set the clock back in the same way.

In spring the temperature goes up (one hour forward), in winter it goes down (one hour back).

During the wars from 1916 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1949, daylight saving time was introduced in the German Reich in order to make better use of daylight in agriculture and the arms industry. The changeover was then abolished. When the oil crisis hit, both German states reintroduced daylight saving time in order to make better use of daylight and thus save energy. The time changeover, as it still exists today, was introduced in the summer of 1980. By 1996, the different summer time regulations in the European Union had been standardized.

Critics argue that the twice-yearly changeover upsets the biorhythm of humans and farm animals, comparable to a mini-jetlag. This leads to health problems for many people, including sleep disorders and difficulty concentrating. In fact, it can take up to four weeks for the body to get used to the new times again.