It was just three years ago that Europe changed its clocks in the grip of a great unknown, a new coronavirus that was moving rapidly across the Continent. Today, many of the pandemic restrictions that were imposed have been lifted and life has somewhat returned to normal as people begin to live with the virus.
This weekend, clocks in the European Union will change on Sunday at 1 a.m. GMT. At that time, which is 2 a.m. in Central Europe, clocks should be set ahead by one hour.
With Covid continuing to be an issue and a war against Russia on the home front that recently marked its one-year anniversary, one wonders if anyone will notice and, more importantly, will anyone care?
For now, however, the change puts both sides of the Atlantic back in sync after a two-week period that followed the switch to Daylight Saving Time, on March 12, in most of the United States and Canada.
Summer Time, known as Sommerzeit in Austria and Germany and British Summer Time or BST in the United Kingdom, will end October 29, 2023 and return March 31, 2024. Daylight Saving Time in the United States and Canada will end November 5, 2023 and resume March 10, 2024.
Meanwhile, if you haven’t set all of your watches and clocks, it may not matter because time for many has stood still over the past two years. To be honest, some of us may not be sure what day it is right now anyway.
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