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When does the time change? Get ready to ‘spring forward’ this weekend

Updated Mar 09, 2021; Posted Mar 09, 2021 – By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com

If you’re tired of dark afternoons, hold on until this weekend.

Daylight saving time officially starts this weekend, meaning you’ll soon be able to soak in an extra hour of sun in the afternoon. Daylight saving time officially starts Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. so, for most people, that means moving clocks ahead 1 hour before going to bed on Saturday, March 13.

According to meteorologist James Spann, sunset time Sunday evening in Birmingham will be at 6:45 p.m. CDT.

This year, daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 7. It will start again on Sunday, March 13 in 2022.

And while the time change happens this weekend, you will have to wait a while longer for the official start of spring. That occurs on March 20 with spring ending on June 20 with the start of summer.

Not every state makes the change

Not every state goes through the “spring forward” and “fall back” process each year. Arizona and Hawaii do not observe DST and stay on standard time all year long.

Why do we change our clocks? A history

The origins of daylight saving time, or DST, dates back to 1784 when Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a Paris newspaper proposing a tax on those whose windows were closed after sunrise. .The letter was meant to be satirical but the idea of moving the clock to lessen the dependence on energy sources – in Franklin’s case candles – began.

DST was officially instituted during World War I when Germany put the plan in place in an effort to conserve fuel. Europe came on board soon after, followed by the U.S. in 1918. The practice was abandoned after the way but started again in 1942 by President Franklin Roosevelt in an effort to conserve resources during World War II. The practice wasn’t made permanent in the U.S. until 1973, when President Richard Nixon signed the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act.

In 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act, establishing the current schedule. Clocks are set ahead one hour on the second Sunday in March and back again the first Sunday in November

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Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate romance, love and devotion. It is usually celebrated by giving friends, family and especially significant others flowers and gifts to show affection. Valentine’s Day is celebrated I honor of St. Valentine, a third-century Roman saint associated with love and marriage.

The traditions of Valentine’s Day date back to ancient Roman times. The Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia from February 13 to 15 yearly, including a matchmaking lottery in the festivities. In the fifth century, the Pope combined Saint Valentine’s Day with the feast of Lupercalia and made it a day of fertility and love.

The tradition of written Valentine’s Day cards began after 1400. The oldest written Valentine’s Day greeting still in existence today dates back to 1415. It was written by the Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. King Henry V also allegedly sent a Valentine written by a hired writer to Catherine of Valois.

Valentine’s Day gained worldwide popularity in the 17^th century. By this time it was a widespread practice for friends and lovers to send each other handwritten Valentine’s Day cards and tokens of their affection. By 1900, printed cards began to gain popularity following major advances in large-scale printing technology.

Today Valentine’s Day is celebrated throughout the world. Each year on the holiday, about 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent. Other popular Valentine’s Day presents are chocolates, candy hearts, teddy bears, and other small tokens of affection. In the United States it’s common for children to celebrate Valentine’s Day by buying or making cards for other members of their class at school, and for couples to celebrate the day by going on dates and exchanging gifts.

Other countries have unique ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. In the Philippines, Feb. 14 is a popular date to get married or to renew vows. Couples gather together in mass wedding ceremonies in parks, malls, or other public areas to get married. In South Africa, women pin the name of their love interest on their shirtsleeves on Feb. 14, in a tradition known as Lupercalia.

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