It's THIS WEEKEND! Saturday night going into Sunday, to be exact. And, like the old saying goes, we "Spring Forward" and "Fall Back"
So ... this Sunday morning with the exception of a few areas that do not observe this tradition you will gain one extra hour of sleep!
Do you know "why" we do this twice per year? It's known as "Daylight Saving Time" and it all began when Ben Franklin came up with the idea but wasn't formally observed until around World War I when the countries that were at war began setting their clocks back to save on coal usage. Things reverted back to "Daylight Standard Time" after the war during peace time but was once again observed during World War II and has been a tradition ever since.
Today, more than 70 countries participate in this semi-annual tradition of "changing your clocks"!
So ... it's ok to hit the "snooze" button for one extra hour this Sunday!
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