This weekend, we all went, "back in time" by one hour! Sort of.
Daylight Savings Time, is a practice, where our collective clocks are set an hour ahead throughout Spring and Summer, and then set back one hour behind throughout Fall and Winter
As the saying goes, "Spring ahead, Fall back."
Why do we do this? The easy answer is that Daylight Savings Time is meant to make better use of natural daylight. And while the winter weather creeps in, the days are naturally darker, the idea is that setting the clocks back an hour will keep us in sunlight for longer.
Though he was not the first to come up with this idea, ancient civilizations had been using similar methods for centuries, Benjamin Franklin is considered to be the father of the modern Daylight Savings Time. Franklin suggested that moving the clocks is economical for those who would pay for fuels to light their houses for longer.
Daylight Savings Time was never implemented during Franklin's lifetime, and has been changed several times since President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the clocks to be changed during World War II. This makes the tradition less than a century old.
As of 2007, Daylight Savings Time has been scheduled for "Falling back" on the first Sunday of November, and "Springing forward" on the second Sunday in March.
The best thing about this? It gives Trick-or-Treaters an extra hour of light to gather their candy! You see, before 2007, the clocks were set back in October, and therefore cut the evening short for children who promised to be home before dark.
So, while it might not be the fanciest form of time travel, we can all say that at least twice a year, we move forward, or backward in time. Even for just an hour. Of course, if this doesn't satisfy you, the Syosset Library has many books in which children take adventures through time and space! I've listed some popular ones below. Why not come in to check one out?
-Posted by Miss Jessikah
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