We set clocks back an hour this weekend. The German Empire and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use Daylight Saving Time (DST) as a means of conserving coal during wartime. Others followed suit. Most countries abandoned it in the years following World War II. Since then, the world has seen many enactments, adjustments, and repeals. Much of Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania do not follow it anymore. There are several arguments about this, both in favour and against. Do you think this is still relevant nowadays? Daylight Saving Time ends in the night between Saturday 26/10 and Sunday 27/10, so do not forget to move your clock back one hour before going to bed on Saturday. On Sunday, the sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:12, as winter slowly sets in.

Fi tmiem il-ġimgħa l-arloġġi inmexxuhom siegħa lura. L-Imperu Germaniż, flimkien ma’ l-alleati tiegħu ta’ l-Ewwel Gwerra l-Awstrija u l-Ungerija, kienu l-ewwel li ħarġu bl-idea tal-bidla fil-ħin. Dan biex inaqqsu l-konsum tal-faħam fi żmien il-gwerra. Oħrajn għamlu bħalhom. Ħafna pajjiżi ma baqgħux jużaw din is-sistema’ wara t-Tieni Gwerra. Minn dakinhar sa issa, id-dinja rat ħafna tibdil f’din is-sistema’. Ħafna minn l-Afrika, l-Asja, l-Amerka ta’ Isfel u l-Awstralja ma għadhomx b’din is-sistema’ ta’ ħin. Hemm diversi argumenti favur u kontra. Int taħseb li l-bidla fil-ħin għadha relevanti llum il-ġurnata? Il-ħin tas-sajf jasal fi tmiemu matul il-lejl ta’ bejn is-Sibt 26/10 u l-Ħadd 27/10. Għalhekk tinsewx tressqu l-ħin b’siegħa lura qabel torqdu. Nhar il-Ħadd, ix-xemx titla fis-06:19 u tinżel fil-17:12, hekk kif ix-xitwa tkompli toqrob.